V-2 rocket facilities of World War II

V-2 rocket facilities of World War II
Part of  Nazi Germany
European Theatre of World War II
La Coupole was a bunker for V-2 launches planned near Wizernes.
Site history
Built byOrganisation Todt and others
In use-1945
Battles/warsOperation Crossbow

Nazi Germany's V-2 rocket facilities were military installations associated with Nazi Germany's V-2 SRBM ballistic missile, including bunkers and launch pads used to construct, store, and launch the V-2. Examples include La Coupole a bunker used to protect large stores of V-2's before launch, and Peenemünde Army Research Center, used for the main testing and development of the V-2.

Most major sites still remain in some capacity, though most are decrepit, with concrete structures being the only reliably surviving sections of the facilities. Additionally, most of the facilities surviving in good contition are either research or testing facilities, with production or launch facilities being heavily targeted by Allied bombing.