Canon de 75 modèle 1922 Schneider
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The Canon de 75 modèle 1922 Schneider was a field gun designed by Schneider
in the early Twenties. France didn't buy any as it had an enormous stock of surplus Canon de 75 modèle 1897
field guns on hand and it was offered for export. Chamberlain and Gander claim that Finland bought some and used them during the Winter War
, but this hasn't been confirmed by Finnish sources.
Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is a French global company. It was founded in 1836 by two brothers, Eugène and Adolphe Schneider.In the first part of the 20th century, Schneider et Cie associated itself with Westinghouse Systems, a major international electrical group at the time. The group began manufacturing...
in the early Twenties. France didn't buy any as it had an enormous stock of surplus Canon de 75 modèle 1897
Canon de 75 modèle 1897
The French 75mm field gun was a quick-firing field artillery piece adopted in March 1898. Its official French designation was: Matériel de 75mm Mle 1897. It was commonly known as the French 75, simply the 75 and Soixante-Quinze .The French 75 is widely regarded as the first modern artillery piece...
field guns on hand and it was offered for export. Chamberlain and Gander claim that Finland bought some and used them during the Winter War
Winter War
The Winter War was a military conflict between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet offensive on 30 November 1939 – three months after the start of World War II and the Soviet invasion of Poland – and ended on 13 March 1940 with the Moscow Peace Treaty...
, but this hasn't been confirmed by Finnish sources.