Henschel Hs 117 Schmetterling – German Radio Guided Surface to Air Missile
The Henschel Hs 117 Schmetterling - Butterfly - was a surface to air radio-guided missile designed by Professor …
Division zur Vergeltung
All articlesThe Division zur Vergeltung (“Division for Retaliation”) was a late-war German military formation involved in operating and launching V-weapons, particularly the V-1 flying bombs, against Allied targets. Formed in 1944, it was part of Germany’s attempt to retaliate against Allied bombing campaigns by striking cities like London and Antwerp. The division operated under the Luftwaffe, focusing on terror bombing rather than tactical military objectives during the final phase of World War II.
