German Army V-2 units

E1030526

German Army V-2 units were specialized World War II military formations responsible for deploying and launching Germany’s long-range ballistic V-2 rockets against Allied targets.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
German Army V-2 units canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military formation
military unit type
associatedProgram V-weapons program
associatedWith Walter Dornberger
Wernher von Braun
commandStructure specialized artillery units
conflict World War II
country Nazi Germany
disestablished 1945
historicalSignificance first operational ballistic missile units in history
launchMethod field-deployed launch sites
surface mobile launch
notableOperation V-2 bombardment of Antwerp
V-2 bombardment of London
notableTarget Antwerp
Liège
London
linked to: London, England
operatedBy German Army
opponent Allied forces
Belgium
United Kingdom
United States
partOf Wehrmacht
primaryTarget Allied cities
purpose conduct long-range bombardment without aircraft
deploy V-2 rockets against Allied targets
role strategic bombardment
tactical missile operations
status disbanded
subordinateTo German Army High Command (OKH)
Heer
theater European theatre of World War II
Western Front
timePeriod 1944–1945
trainingLocation Blizna test range
Heidelager (SS-Truppenübungsplatz Heidelager)
Peenemünde Army Research Center
usedEquipment Meillerwagen
V-2 fueling vehicles
V-2 launch table
V-2 transport vehicles
usedTechnology liquid-fueled ballistic missile
mobile launch platform
usedWeapon Aggregat 4
V-2 rocket
weaponCategory long-range ballistic missile
rocket artillery

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

A-4 rocket operatedBy German Army V-2 units
German V-weapon attacks on London conductedBy German Army V-2 units