| August Coenders | |
|---|---|
 August Coenders in 1944 | |
| Born | 1890 |
| Died | 1974 |
| Occupation | Engineer |
August Coenders (1890 — 1974) was a German engineer working for Stahlwerke Becker AG during World War I, where he built a 20 mm antiaircraft gun. In the 1930s, he worked for several years in the UK, and in Putaux, France as well as at Oerlikon, Switzerland. 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. Very little is known of his life after the V-3 project.
He was involved in the development of several firearm designs: submachine gun, machine gun, Röchling Volksgewehr and Volkssturmkarabiner.
References
- ^ Geckeler, Alexander (2023). Die Waffen von Heinrich von Wimmersperg. Eine biographisch-zeitgeschichtliche Dokumentation über den selbständigen Waffen-Konstrukteur (1900 - 1985) (in German). BoD – Books on Demand. 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.
- ^ Weaver, Darrin W. (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
- 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.