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What is the name of the German Cannon that fired on Paris in World War 1?
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∙ 14y ago
The Paris Gun, trust me, I just heard that today
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The name of the German cannon that fired on Paris in World War 1 was the "Paris Gun" or "Kaiser Wilhelm Geschütz." It was a long-range artillery gun designed to shell targets from a distance of over 120 kilometers.
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