The large 280mm cannon was not named after any specific person. "Big Bertha" was a name given to it by the Americans. "Bertha" is a common German woman's name.

Big Bertha, Atomic Annie and the Paris Gun.

The Big Bertha was used in ww1. It is a huge gun. That is why its is called "BIG bertha'.

I know it's hard to believe, but I saw the answer in a crossword.

The name of the WWII cannon was "Big Bertha".

Correction: "Big Bertha" was a large Howitzer in WWI, not WWII.

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