Born to hunt bombers, Germany's 88mm Flak gun quickly earned a terrifying reputation as the single most versatile weapon of World War II, capable of shredding Allied armor, downing aircraft at extreme ...
Bombs being dropped on Dijon aerodrome, home of the Nazi twin engine fighters, by the US Eighth Air Force. (Hulton Archive/Getty) The German anti-aircraft guns had a hold on the Eighth Air Force. The ...
Feared by pilots, tank crews, and infantry alike, the German 88mm Flak gun became the most versatile and deadly artillery piece of World War II. Originally designed for anti-aircraft use, it proved ...