German soldiers bestowed the gun with the nickname "Big Bertha", which then spread through German newspapers to the Allies, who used it as a nickname for all ...

Big Bertha is the name of a type of super-heavy howitzer made by the famous armaments manufacturer Krupp in Germany on the eve of World War I. Another huge ...

Aug 9, 2023 · The "Big Bertha" of World War II is expected to yield 6,000,000 pounds of scrap steel, according to estimates of the engineer and logistics ...

The original 'Big Bertha' (Dicke Bertha in German) was one of the most powerful guns built by the Krupp armaments factory in Essen. Its proper name was L/12 42- ...

Oct 8, 2023 · The German secret weapon of WW I was the 42cm howitzer 'Big Bertha'. Their combat debut was against the world's strongest fortress of Liege on ...

The name “Big Bertha” has been used to reference powerful weapons and vehicles in movies, video games, and other forms of entertainment.

Big Bertha was the the 420mm (16.5-in.) howitzer used by German forces advancing through Belgium in 1914. They were nicknamed for the Krupp arms works ...

Transported by Daimler-Benz tractors, it took its 200-man crew, over six hours to re-assemble it on the site. On the outbreak of the First World War, two Big ...