THE V-WEAPONS CAMPAIGN

13 JUNE 1944— 29 MARCH 1945 8 MARCH 1944 First successful trial launch of the German “Wasserfall” remotecontrolled ground-to-air missile at Peenemünde. The anti-aircraft rocket failed to see service. 17 JULY 1944 US forces using Napalm for the first time in attacks on German troops in Normandy. 29 JULY 1944 The Messerschmitt 163B rocketpowered fighter sees combat for the first time. 4 AUGUST 1944 The British Gloster Meteor jet fighter reports first successful shooting-down of V-1 missiles. Under the impact of heavier Allied bombing attacks in 1942 and 1943, Adolf Hitler searched for some new weapon that could be used to attack British cities and perhaps force the Allies to end their bombing campaign. Two projects appealed particularly to Hitler as weapons of revenge (or Vergeltungswaffen): the first was a…

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