Share This Article "Anzio Annie" was this. An Italian propaganda broadcaster A German railroad gun An Italian warship A German fortification A German 280mm railroad gun. Officially "Anzio Annie" was a Krupp 28 cm Kanone 5 (E). There were two of these fearsome weapons at Anzio, "Anzio Annie" and the "Anzio Express." The guns were called "Robert" and "Leopold" by their German gun crews.
