August Coenders
August Coenders | |
|---|---|
 August Coenders in 1944 | |
| Born | 1890 |
| Died | 1974 |
| Occupation | Engineer |
August Coenders (1890 — 1974)[1] was a German engineer working for Stahlwerke Becker AG during World War I, where he built a 20 mm antiaircraft gun[2]. In the 1930s, he worked for several years in the UK, and in Putaux, France[1] as well as at Oerlikon, Switzerland.[3] In 1936 Hermann Röchling brought him to Wetlzlar, Germany, where he worked at Röchling'sche Eisen und Stahlwerke GmbH during World War II .
Cönders designed the Röchling shell that was tested in 1942 and 1943 against the Belgian Fort d'Aubin-Neufchâteau and the V-3 cannon.[4][5] Very little is known of his life after the V-3 project.[6]
He was involved in the development of several firearm designs: machine guns, Röchling Volksgewehr and Volkssturmkarabiner[3][7].
References[edit]
- ^ a b Geckeler, Alexander (2023). Die Waffen von Heinrich von Wimmersperg. Eine biographisch-zeitgeschichtliche Dokumentation über den selbständigen Waffen-Konstrukteur (1900 - 1985) (in German). p. 149. ISBN 9783750441484.
- ^ Williams, Anthony G.; Gustin, Dr. Emmanuel (2003). Flying Guns World War I, Development of Aircraft Guns, Ammunition and Installations 1914–32 (1st ed.). Ramsbury: Airlife Publishing. pp. 89–90. ISBN 1-84037-396-2.
- ^ a b Weaver, W. Darrin (2005). Desperate Measures: The Last-Ditch Weapons of the Nazi Volkssturm. Cobourg: Collector Grade Publications. pp. 245–254. ISBN 0-88935-372-7.
- ^ "Les étranges obus du fort de Neufchâteau (suite)" (in French). Archived from the original on 2012-03-26.
- ^ War and Games. "V 3 – THE HIGH-PRESSURE PUMP GUN". Archived from the original on July 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ^ Ley, Willy (June 1968). "Jules Verne, Busy Lizzy and Hitler". For Your Information. Galaxy Science Fiction. pp. 72–78.
- ^ Hrachya, H (2017-11-14). "Forgotten Firearms of August Coenders". The Firearm Blog. Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
External links[edit]
- McCollum, Ian (2018-10-31). August Coenders' 9x19mm Belt-Fed MG. Forgotten Weapons. Retrieved 2024-05-25 – via YouTube.
- Карклиньш, Игорь (2023-03-14). "Беккер — Коэндерс. От пушки до зажигалки". shotguncollector.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2024-05-26.