The 75 mm Schneider-Danglis 06/09 ( el, πυροβόλο Σνάιντερ-Δαγκλή) was a Greek-designed and French-manufactured mountain gun. The invention of a mountain gun that could easily be broken down to pieces for transport, and reassembled into a highly efficient weapon is claimed by two Greek army engineers, (then) Engineering Corps Major P. Lykoudis, who made such a design in 1891, and then Artillery Major

Panagiotis Danglis Panagiotis Danglis ( el, Παναγιώτης Δαγκλής; – 9 March 1924) was a Greek Army general and politician. He is particularly notable for his invention of the Schneider-Danglis mountain gun, his service as chief of staff in the Balk ...

(Παναγιώτης Δαγκλής), who made his own design in 1893. Danglis' proposal to the Greek Army Ministry caused an immediate reaction by Lykoudis, who claimed that his designs had been copied. Surprisingly, at the time no particular interest was shown, neither by the Greek military, nor by foreign weapon manufacturers; the rivalry between the two men would continue, though, for several years. Danglis devoted personal effort into developing the design, and eventually convinced French '' Schneider-Creusot'' armaments company to construct and test his design. Prototype development, construction and testing were completed between November 1905 and June 1906. Meanwhile, Lykoudis had arranged with the German manufacturer

Krupp The Krupp family (see pronunciation), a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, is notable for its production of steel, artillery, ammunition and other armaments. The family business, known as Friedrich Krupp AG (Friedrich Krupp ...

to develop his design. The final "victory" for Danglis came in 1907. In that year, after testing, the Greek Army determined that the ''Schneider-Danglis'' weapon was superior to the ''Krupp-Lykoudis'' and placed an order for the gun with the French manufacturer. Other nations followed with orders, and this mountain gun proved its merits in action (it was used by Greece in the

Balkan Wars The Balkan Wars refers to a series of two conflicts that took place in the Balkan States in 1912 and 1913. In the First Balkan War, the four Balkan States of Greece, Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria declared war upon the Ottoman Empire and def ...

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

and

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

), while ''Schneider'' developed the technology further in the

76 mm mountain gun M1909 The 76 mm Mountain Gun Model 1909 (Russian 76-мм горная пушка образца 1909 года, 3-дюймовая пушка системы Шнеидера) was a rapid-fire mountain gun based on the Schneider-Danglis mountain gun that ...

. Danglis' efforts came to a successful conclusion altogether, when a fair financial settlement was made with the French manufacturer concerning the rights to use his design.

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File:Général Danglis.jpg, Greek general and politician

. File:Schneider-Danglis-Versions.jpg, A table of specifications for the various versions for each customer. File:Schneider-Danglis Barrel.jpg, Mule with the barrel. File:Schneider-Danglis Recoil Mechanism.jpg, Mule with the recoil mechanism File:Schneider-Danglis Carriage-1.jpg, Mule with carriage. File:Schneider-Danglis Carriage-2.jpg, Mule with tail of carriage and wheels. File:Folded Schneider-Danglis gun.jpg, A gun folded for towing.

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L.S. Skartsis, "Greek Vehicle & Machine Manufacturers 1800 to present: A Pictorial History", Marathon (2012)
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