V-1 flying bomb facilities
To carry out the planned V-1 "flying bomb" attacks on the United Kingdom, Germany built a number of military installations including launching sites and depots. Some of the installations were huge concrete fortifications.
| V-1 facilities | |
|---|---|
| Part of Nazi Germany | |
| locations in France and Germany | |
Diagram for Maisoncelle V-1 "ski site" | |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943–1945 |
| Built by | Organisation Todt et al. |
| In use | World War II |
| Battles/wars | Operation Crossbow, Operation Aphrodite |
The Allies became aware of the sites at an early stage and carried out numerous bombing raids to destroy them before they came into use.
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