Damage caused by Big Bertha in Paris
Big Bertha Firing at Paris
Name: Big Bertha
Location: Developed and used by Germany (developed and manufactured in Essen, Germany)
Designer: Professor Fritz Rausenberger (head of Krupp, an armaments company who manufactured the Big Bertha)
Built: Early 1900s, about 1904-1905. Demonstrated to Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1914Successful: Yes
Designed by Professor Fritz Rausenberger, this massive cannon weighed an incredible 43 tons (96,000 lbs), although its predecessor weighed about 150 tons. It fired shells that were about 1,800 lbs, and it took 6 train cars to transport it. The size of this cannon gave it its name, Big Bertha.
Manufactured by Krupp in Germany at the beginnings of World War I, this cannon played a crucial role in the war and Germany's strategy. There were between twelve and eighteen manufactured (some sources still debate this), and they were sent to be tried out with Germany's Artillery Testing Committee who ordered more to be built for the war.
Big Bertha performed several services during the war. Because of the weight of the shells it fired, it was used to destroy forts in Belgium such as the ones at Liege, Antwerp and Namur. It also helped in the siege of the French fort, Maubeuge.
I enjoyed reading your blog due to the fact that you decribed only one weapon which was used during that time period. On my blog I just reaserched the basic appearance and makeup of cannons during specific time periods. Based on this fact it was interesting to read about a single weapon and learn the makeup and appearance of that weapon.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I enjoyed reading your blog there are some suggestions I would like to tell you. First of all you are missing one of the sections to your blog and I hop eyou will do that sometime this week so that it won't be late. Also I would try to match up the pictures with the section because it is kind of hard to follow.
Over all I liked your blog and can't wait to build our cannon on Friday!!!
You start right off with facts so you could use an opening sentence and the same thing with the closing sentence. You could add some more facts about the actual cannon like the technology of the cannon.
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