Schwerer Gustav (German pronunciation: [ˈʃveːʁɐ ˈɡʊstaf]; lit. 'Heavy Gustav') was a German 80-centimetre (31.5 in) railway gun. Two were developed in the late 1930s by Krupp in Rügenwalde, …

Feb 13, 2020 · The Gustav Gun, (properly known as the Schwerer Gustav gun), was a siege gun developed in preparation for World War 2 and is the largest caliber rifled weapon to see combat in …

May 24, 2025 · Named after Gustav Krupp, the head of the Krupp family and company, the Schwerer Gustav was conceived as a weapon of unparalleled destructive power.

Oct 14, 2022 · The Gustav Gun is the largest-caliber rifled weapon ever used in combat, capable of firing the heaviest artillery during WW2. Similar weapons, such as the Dora and the Langer Gustav, …

Jan 21, 2025 · The German Heavy Gustav was the largest gun ever built. It was more than 150 feet long, 40 feet tall and weighed almost 1,500 tons. The steel giant Krupp A.G. made only two, and …

The Gustav Gun, officially designated as the Schwerer Gustav, represented a significant leap in artillery design during World War II, illustrating both the ambitions and the miscalculations of the German …

Dec 6, 2024 · The Gustav Gun, along with its sister gun Dora, was a behemoth of World War II engineering, a symbol of Nazi Germany’s ambition and industrial might. Ultimately, the Gustav Gun …

Apr 19, 2024 · The largest gun in world history, Germany's Schwerer Gustav railway gun was 150 feet long, weighed 1,500 tons, and fired the biggest artillery shells of World War II.

Schwerer Gustav (English: Heavy Gustav) was a German 80cm (30inches) railway gun. It was developed in the late 1930s by Krupp in Rügenwalde as siege artillery for the explicit purpose of …

Nov 7, 2024 · The Gustav gun needed a crew of 2,000 men to operate it. The German Schwerer Gustav rail gun was the largest artillery piece created during the Second World War and was the only Nazi …