August Coenders
August Cönders was a German engineer working for Stahlwerke Becker AG during World War I, where he built a 20 mm antiaircraft gun. After the war, he was active at Oerlikon in Switzerland[1], in the UK, and in Putaux, France[citation needed]. During World War II, he worked for Röchling'sche Eisen und Stahlwerke GmbH.
Cönders designed the Röchling shell that was tested in 1942 and 1943 against the Belgian Fort d'Aubin-Neufchâteau and the V-3 cannon.[2][3] Very little is known of his life after the V-3 project.[4]
He was involved in the development of several firearm designs: machine guns[5], Röchling Volksgewehr and Volkssturmkarabiner[1].
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ McCollum, Ian (2018-10-31). August Coenders' 9x19mm Belt-Fed MG. Forgotten Weapons. Retrieved 2024-05-25 – via YouTube.