Big Bertha: Germany’s Giant Gun That Terrorized Verdun @EpichistoryTv

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Big Bertha dominated the skies above Verdun with its massive 420mm shells. In the first six months of the Battle of Verdun, German forces fired up to 37 million shells, and Big Bertha was one of the most feared weapons in that storm of steel. Weighing 43 metric tons with a 16-foot barrel, each shell weighed more than a ton and could smash through 40 feet of concrete and earth before exploding. Only 22 of these colossal howitzers were ever built, and 13 were sent to Verdun, where crews of 240 men worked around the clock to fire just eight rounds per hour.

The sheer power of Big Bertha forced the French to rush every available gun to the battlefield, including the old but reliable De Bange 155mm cannons that proved surprisingly effective at counter-battery fire. This YouTube Short reveals how these giant guns turned the Battle of Verdun into the longest and bloodiest artillery duel in history. Discover the true scale of WWI artillery and why Big Bertha became a legend of the Western Front.

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