The Bofors 12 cm M. 14 was a howitzer made for export, created in Sweden.
Service Netherlands The howitzer was used by the Netherlands as the Houwitzer Van 12 Lang 14. To supplement their existing 12 cm L/12 Krupp howitzers during WW1 the Netherlands ordered a total of 24 12 cm L/14 howitzers from Bofors in Sweden, the order consisted of 8 complete guns and part kits for another 16 guns to be constructed in the Netherlands. The contract was made in 1915 and the order was delivered in 1917. After the war more pieces of the type were built in the Netherlands at the arsenal in Hembrug. They were still in service in 1940 and saw action during the defense of the Netherlands.
Norway Norway ordered 4 pieces, entering service in 1915 as the 12 cm felthaubits m/15.
Germany Howitzers captured after the Battle of the Netherlands were given the designation 12 cm le.FH 373(h), although it is not certain that they were actually used by German forces.
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Gander, Terry and Chamberlain, Peter. Weapons of the Third Reich: An Encyclopedic Survey of All Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the German Land Forces 1939-1945. New York: Doubleday, 1979 Chamberlain, Peter & Gander, Terry. Heavy Artillery. New York: Arco, 1975
External links Dutch Artillery in May 1940 on War over Holland Dutch howitzers in May 1940 on War over Holland Note that this page reverses the quantities purchased of Krupp and Bofors 12 cm howitzers. Norwegian artillery on Norway 1940