August Coenders

August Coenders (1890 — 1974)^[1] was a German engineer working for Stahlwerke Becker AG during World War I, where he built a 20 mm antiaircraft gun.^[2] In the 1930s, he worked for several years in the UK, and in Putaux, France^[1] as well as at Oerlikon, Switzerland.^[3] In 1936 Hermann Röchling brought him to Wetlzlar, Germany, where he worked at Röchling'sche Eisen und Stahlwerke GmbH during World War II .

Cönders designed the Röchling shell that was tested in 1942 and 1943 against the Belgian Fort d'Aubin-Neufchâteau and the V-3 cannon.^[4]^[5] Very little is known of his life after the V-3 project.^[6]

He was involved in the development of several firearm designs: machine guns, Röchling Volksgewehr and Volkssturmkarabiner.^[3]^[7]

References

McCollum, Ian (2018-10-31). August Coenders' 9x19mm Belt-Fed MG. Forgotten Weapons. Retrieved 2024-05-25 – via YouTube.
Карклиньш, Игорь (2023-03-14). "Беккер — Коэндерс. От пушки до зажигалки". shotguncollector.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2024-05-26.