In 1942 the Nazis launch a V2 rocket successfully for the first time. More people died manufacturing the V-2 than were killed by its deployment (slave labor). In 1944 the V2 became the first artificial object to travel into space. 🎥 Klaas Meijer | NextGen PHDefense

In 1944, a V-2 rocket hit London with no warning — the first supersonic weapon in history. The explosion was so massive, people thought an earthquake had struck. #BritainAtWar #WW2 #V2Rocket #HistoryShorts #londonblitz#afghanistanvszimbabwe | Britain At War

The V2 rocket paved the way for many of the guided missiles used by militaries today. #wwii #history #didyouknow | World War Wisdom

The rocket launcher successfully blocked the mechanized force's charge. | Ww2 Stories

🪖🚁 On Sept. 6, 1947, a #rocket launched from an aircraft carrier for the first time. Dive into more space history 👉 https://trib.al/kBNIUZt The V-2 missile was captured from a German manufacturing site by the Allied forces at the end of World War Two. V-2s were the world's first long-range guided ballistic missile. Wernher von Braun, a famous #aerospace #engineer, invented them for Nazi Germany before he was secretly moved to the U.S. and started working for NASA. Von Braun and the seized V-2