The Enduring Fascination with 'Big Bertha' A Relic of Warfare

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. Big Bertha, a type of 420-mm (16.5-inch) howitzer that was first used by the German army to bombard Belgian and French forts during World War I. Big Bertha is the oldest cow to have lived. She died just 3 months short of her 49th birthday. In her lifetime, she managed to have 39 calves, and helped raise ... The history of Big Bertha: Named after Seattle's only female mayor Bertha Knight Landes. The machine itself was created by Hitachi Zosen ... 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 ... During World War I, the German armaments manufacturer Krupp was tasked with creating deadly new weapons. This led to the creation of the 42 cm M-Gerät ... Mallet were— or could easily have been—the marvel of their time. They had the largest caliber of any gun ever built before or after, the bore of the barrel ... Big Bertha has been a focal point of the Longhorn Band since 1955, and at 8-feet in diameter, 41 inches wide and 10 feet high, the drum remains a centerpiece ... After repeat performances at Namur, Maubeuge and Antwerp, German soldiers christened the howitzers 'Grosse' or 'Dicke Berta' (Fat or Big Bertha) ... Throwback Thursday: 1991 - The oversize Big Bertha Driver was launched, named for the WWI German cannon.