Discover the story of Schwerer Gustav, the massive railway gun built by Nazi Germany during World War II. Learn how it was engineered and why it remains a symbol of extreme military ambition.

For centuries, better artillery meant bigger artillery, but that changed during World War II. Decades of history led up to the Heavy Gustav — successively larger and heavier railway guns ...

Fred Iovanella stands atop the 800mm caliber barrel of a Nazi Germany railway gun ... as well as several of our WWII editions and made them available online through https ...