Gebirgsflak 38
The Gebirgsflak 38 was a German anti-aircraft weapon of World War II, a lightweight version of the 2 cm FlaK 38 designed for airborne and mountain troops as a dual-purpose gun for use against air and ground targets. The main difference was that the carriage was smaller and lighter than the carriage for the FlaK 38. The gun and carriage were designed to allow the weapon to be broken into several pack loads for transport.
Gebirgsflak 38
Don-vip · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Name
- Gebirgsflak 38
- Field
- anti-aircraft gun.
- Region
- Nazi Germany.
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
The Gebirgsflak 38 was a German anti-aircraft weapon of World War II, a lightweight version of the 2 cm FlaK 38 designed for airborne and mountain troops as a dual-purpose gun for use against air and ground targets. The main difference was that the carriage was smaller and lighter than the carriage for the FlaK 38. The gun and carriage were designed to allow the weapon to be broken into several pack loads for transport.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
No house-authored Note is published until its assertions and sources pass the VALÉORINE evidence contract. The documentary article remains available in full while that enrichment is being consolidated.
Documentary enrichment in progress · no unsupported statement published
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Gebirgsflak 38. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Evidence Panel
not yet certified
- Identity
- resolved
- Independent source families
- 0
- Admitted assertions
- 0
- Open conflicts
- 0
Authority files
wikidata · Q209482 · wikipedia · Gebirgsflak 38
In this article
Overview
Overview
The carriage has two wheels and when raised the gun has a 360° traverse. Unlike the Flak 38, the light carriage is not designed for high towing speeds. The Gebirgsflak 38 was fired using a foot pedal on the right front of the flak mount. The gunlayer's seat was mounted behind the gun and rotated with the mount in traverse. Elevating and traversing of the gun were manual using handwheels located on the right and left sides of the mount respectively. There are two speeds, high and low, in both elevating and traversing.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Gebirgsflak 38 • Origin — Nazi Germany • Type — Anti-Aircraft Gun • Is Ranged — yes • Is Artillery — yes • Service — 1942 • Used By — Nazi Germany • Wars — Second World War • Design Date — 1938 • Manufacturer — Mauser • Production Date — 1941 -??? • Weight — 360 Kg • Length — 143 in (363.2 cm) • Width — 47 in (119.4 cm) • Height — 50 - traveling, 31 - mounted • Crew — 4 • Cartridge — 20×138mmB • Caliber — 20 mm • Rate — 450 rounds/min (cyclic) 220 rpm (practical) • Velocity — 900 metres/second • Max Range — 2200 m • Feed — 20-round box magazine • Elevation — -20°to ±90° • Traverse — 360°
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
Nazi Germany.
Country
Gebirgsflak 38 is associated with Nazi Germany.
Country
Literature
Scholarly footprint
A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.132–133.
- 2.D. 1040/1. 1942.
- 3.D. 1040/1. 1942.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Partially resolvedreference work
Partially resolved
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Militaria
6,095 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- GBU-53/B StormBreakerTerminology
- GBU-57A/B MOPTerminology
- GBU-72Terminology
- GBU-8Terminology
- Gel ball shooterTerminology
- General Liu rifleTerminology
- general-purpose bombTerminology
- general-purpose machine gunTerminology
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own an object connected with Gebirgsflak 38?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.