Hungarian 10.5cm 37M howitzer brass case - recovered from the area of Stalingrad Russia

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Hungarian 10.5cm howitzer brass case - recovered from the area of Stalingrad Russia. Case in ground recovered condition with some coppering to surface.

Hungarian 10,5 cm 37.M howitzer

In 1937 Hungary purchased a great number of 10.5 cm leichte Feld Haubitze 18 light howitzers from Germany. The licence of these guns were not sold so Hungary could only purchase them, manufacturing was not possible. The 37.M howitzer came out in horse-artillery and mechanized-artillery versions. The one in the picture is a horse-artillery version, the mechanized-artillery version had solid rubber tires.

Hungary had 25 batteries with horse-artillery guns and 14 batteries with mechanized-artillery guns in 1943. These numbers increased when Germany gave more of these howitzers to Hungary to compensate the artillery gun losses of the Hungarian 2nd Army. However the experiences proved that these howitzers were too heavy for the horses and in time all 37.M howitzers became mechanized.

These guns were used by artillery units which supported infantry, mechanized infantry, cavalry and tanks. They were called the "Göring-howitzers".

The Hungarian Second Army (Második Magyar Hadsereg) was one of three field armies raised by the Kingdom of Hungary which saw action during World War II. All three armies were formed on March 1, 1940. The Second Army was the best-equipped Hungarian formation at the beginning of the war, but was virtually eliminated as an effective fighting unit by overwhelming Soviet force during the Battle of Stalingrad, suffering 84% casualties. 

 Hungarian 10.5cm 37 M howitzewr