Mittelwerk
Mittelwerk ([ˈmɪtl̩.vɛʁk]; German for "Central Works") was a German World War II factory built underground in the Kohnstein to avoid Allied bombing. It used slave labor from the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp to produce V-2 ballistic missiles, V-1 flying bombs, and other weapons.
| Mittelwerk | |
|---|---|
| Nordhausen, Thuringia | |
Interior of the tunnels | |
Mittelwerk | |
| Coordinates | 51.5348°N 10.751°E |
| Type | Subterranean bunker |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | Museum in the southern part of Tunnel A |
| Site history | |
| Built | Completed 1943 |
| Built by | Mittelwerk GmbH |
| In use | 1943–1945 |
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