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The 10.5 cm leFH 18/40 was a German field howitzer during WWII that was
developed to replace the 10.5 cm leFH 18 and the 10.5 cm leFH 18M
and to make a 105 mm howitzer that would be easier to produce.

The requirements were met by mounting the barrel of the leFH 18M
on the carriage for a 7.5 cm PaK 40 antitank gun.
The new carriage used torsion bars running the full
length of the carriage to suspend the wheels.
The original wheels of the PaK 40 mounting were too small for use by the howitzer
and were replaced by larger pressed-steel wheels with solid rubber tires.

The LeFH 18 would see its first action in 1943 after the Battle of Stalingrad.
the Romanian Army would also acquire a number of leFH 18/40 in 1943,
to make up for the losses in artillery suffered during the Battle of Stalingrad.

The LefH 18 would be produced until the end of the war after
10,265 were produced.
Czechoslovakia continued to use the leFH 18/40 after WWII
under the designation M18/49.

The LeFH18/40 at Wiltz on the 329 road
was found destroyed in the area.

Today you can still see the battle damaged on this howitzer.

After the war, it was placed at the 28th Division Band
"Bazooka Boogie"monument in Wiltz,
together with a Pak43 88mm.

Today the Pak38 and the LeFH are in a bad condition with almost
no upkeep the memorial is dirty and unkept.

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