War Memorials of Wisconsin

7.58cm light mine launcher

The German 7.58 cm leichte Minenwerfer (light mine launcher) is a short barreled rifled muzzle loading mortar. It was still at the prototype stage when WWI started, but rapidly entered production and by 1918 12,329 were produced. It could be towed by a single horse or carried by 4 men.

There is 1 known 7.58cm light mine launcher on display in Wisconsin.  It is at the following location:

City Located Photo(s) Gun info Mount info Location GPS Map(s)
Platteville, WI "25539" (s/n?), "Rh.M.F. 1917" "260" on base Sherman Park,
Alden Ave. & Bayley Ave.		 N 42° 43.836'
W 90° 28.791'


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