The 10.5 cm hrubý kanón vz. 35 (Heavy Gun model 35) was a Czech field gun used in the Second World War.
== History == The field gun was developed by the Military Aviation and Technical Institute starting in 1927. Its final form was approved in 1931. In 1933, the Ministry of Defense ordered a prototype which was delivered by Škoda at the end of November 1934. After extensive testing and the resolution of defects, the piece was adopted in 1935 by the army under the designation 10.5 cm hrubý kanón vzor 35. After the occupation, the guns captured by Germany were put into service by the Wehrmacht under the designation schwere 10.5 cm Kanone 35(t). Furthermore, the production of these modern and efficient weapons continued for the Germans in occupied Czechoslovakia. Additional guns were captured in the Balkans campaign and were given the designation 10.5 cm Kanone 339 (j). These guns were used by a variety of German units during World War II, especially on coastal defense duties.
== Design == It was designed solely for motor traction. It fired 18-kilogram (40 lb) HE, canister and semi-armor-piercing shells.
== Operators == Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Nazi Germany Slovakia – 36 guns remaining in 1939 entered service with the Slovak Army. Yugoslavia – Supplied by Škoda to the Yugoslav army under the designation 105 mm M.36. Lithuania – Ordered 24 pieces, of which only 4 were delivered before the German occupation of Czechoslovakia.
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=== Bibliography === Engelmann, Joachim; Scheibert, Horst; et al. (C. A. Starke) (1974). "Deutsche Artillerie 1934-1945: Eine Dokumentation in Text, Skizzen und Bildern: Ausrüstung, Gliederung, Ausbildung, Führung, Einsatz" [German Artillery 1934-1945: A documentation in text, sketches and pictures: Equipment, organization, training, leadership, deployment] (Document) (in German). C. A. Starke. Gander, Terry; Chamberlain, Peter (1979). Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-15090-3. Kliment, Charles K.; Nakládal, Bretislav (1997). Germany's First Ally: Armed Forces of the Slovak State 1939-1945. Schiffer. ISBN 0-7643-0589-1. Fidler, Jiří; Sluka, Václav (2006). Encyklopedie branné moci Republiky československé 1920-1938 [Encyclopedia of the Armed Forces of the Czechoslovak Republic 1920-1938] (in Czech). Praga: Libri. ISBN 9788072772568. Francev, Vladimír (May 12, 2015). Československé zbraně ve světě: V míru i za války [Czechoslovak weapons in the world: In peace and in war] (in Czech). Grada Publishing, a.s. ISBN 9788024753140. OCLC 915358191. "10.5cm HRUBÝ KANON VZOR.35". Quartermaster Section. Retrieved February 25, 2026. "106-128 MM CALIBRE CARTRIDGES". quarryhs.co.uk. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
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"CZK - vz. 35 (10,5 cm hrubý kanón)". valka.cz. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
