Building Hitler's Missiles
Traces of History in Peenemünde
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Beschreibung
Volker Bode and Gerhard Kaiser document the development of the "retaliation weapons" V1 and V2 in the Nazi's military research centres, the Soviet occupation in the early post-war period, Teenemünde's history as an East German arm base and the current use of the site.
Many people regard Peenemünde on the Baltic island of Usedom as the birthplace of space travel. In 1942, the first liquid-fuelled rocket took off from here into space, yet it was undoubtedly designed as a long-range weapon. Volker Bode and Gerhard Kaiser document the development of the "retaliation weapons" V1 and V2 in the Nazis military research centres, the Soviet occupation in the early post-war period, Peenemündes history as an East German arm base and the current use of the site.
Autor*in
Volkhard Bode
Jahrgang 1944, Ausbildung als Dreher, Studium der Germanistik in Berlin, 1970–74 Dramaturg beim Deutschen Fernsehfunk, später Redakteur und Reporter beim Berliner Rundfunk, Schwerpunkt Kultur; seit 1991 freier Journalist für Hörfunk und Fachzeitschriften, u. a. mehrere Hörfunksendungen zum Thema Peenemünde.
Themen in »Building Hitler's Missiles«
Blitz Flying Bomb Hitler’s Missiles Miracle weapons Mittelwerk Operation Crossbow Operation Hydra Operation Osoaviachim Operation Overcast Operation Paperclip Peenemünde Rockets Space Rockets Usedom V1