Plate 19 of 87 · Class III, Artillery

Big Bertha

The popular name of the Krupp 42 cm siege howitzer, one of the largest artillery pieces ever fielded. Two prototypes were sent to Liège in August 1914 and destroyed Forts Pontisse and Loncin. The nickname Dicke Bertha honored Bertha Krupp, who inherited the Krupp works from her father.

Mentioned in

• Chapter III The War of Movement §2 Liège: The Forts, Ludendorff and Big Bertha
• Chapter X The Machinery of War §2 Artillery: The True Killer

Sources

Sources

• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bertha_(howitzer)
• www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_42cm_big_bertha.html

Wikidata Q168706