>"Askania Fern-Achromat TE-N/PL 16/925 mm, c. 1940 Askania, Berlin, with mirror reflex housing like "Identoskop", Leica screw mount. Beside Astro, Askania was the second important manufacturer of long-distance achromatic lenses for reconnaissance purposes during WWII (focal lengths were 420, 480, 600, 925, 1250 and 2000 mm). Serial number 104. With lens cap. Legendary photographs of the British Channel coast at Dover were taken with this long-distance objective by the German Army during WWII. - Literature: W. Stodtmeister, "Die Fernkameratrupps des OKW", in: VIDOM, no. 23 and no. 24. "
