The 8.8cm FlaK 37 at the Musée des Blindés in Saumur, France, is a preserved example of the famous German 88mm anti-aircraft and anti-tank gun used extensively during World War Two. Originally designed as an anti-aircraft weapon, the 8.8 cm FlaK versions 18/36/37 proved highly effective against tanks and fortified positions, earning a fearsome reputation on the battlefield. With a high velocity and armor-piercing capability, it could destroy heavily armored vehicles like the Soviet T-34 and the American Sherman at long range.
Sd.Ah. 202 Sonderanhänger
The gun in the photographs is displayed in its mobile state paired with a Sd. Ah. 202 – Sonderanhänger trailer system. These specialized Sd. Ah. Sonderanhänger trailers were two single part, separated axles with suspension, forming a set with a front and back end without being connected to each other. They could be separated from the object that they carried, and used combined with different types of loads. The Sd.Ah with 202 designation were commonly used with the FlaK 36/37/40 guns. This configuration had dual axles front and back.
