Peenemünde Army Research Center

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A WW2 collection on the Peenemünde Army Research Center, development location of the V1 missile, the V2 Rocket, the Rheintochter and other German missiles. Scientists like Werner von Braun, Dr. Max Kramer and Walter Dornberger worked on new technology at this research center.

Remains of the former Fertigungshalle Peenemunde, Usedom, Germany

V2 Rocket Assembly Hall F1 of the Test Series Production Plant – Peenemünde, Usedom, Germany

At this site was the former "Fertigungshalle F1", or in English; final assembly hall, part of a test …

Posted February 17, 2026 (updated February 18, 2026) by Pascal

V2 Rocket, Aggregat A4 – German Long-Range Guided Ballistic Missile

The V2 rocket's original designation was Aggregate A4. This long range ballistic missile was developed by Wernher von …

Posted February 5, 2024 (updated February 11, 2026) by Patrick

V1 Flying Bomb, Fieseler Fi 103 – German Cruise Missile

On 13 June 1944 an new weapon was launched again Britain. The Germans created the world’s first ever …

Posted April 8, 2023 (updated September 28, 2025) by Patrick

The Meillerwagen – German Trailer for the V2 Rocket and V4 Rheinbote Rocket

The Meillerwagen trailer was developed by Peenemünde Army Research Center to transport the V2 rocket. It was assembled by …

Posted October 10, 2022 (updated September 28, 2025) by Patrick

Taifun – German Anti-Aircraft Rocket

The Taifun was an unguided rocket developed in 1944 by Flak-Versuchskommando Nord, EMW at Peenemünde. It had a …

Posted June 27, 2022 (updated September 28, 2025) by Patrick

A memorial stone inscription commemorating the 2000 victims of the Peenemünde and Karlshagen air raids in Peenemünde, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

War Cemetery Karlshagen – Usedom, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

This cemetery is the final resting place of 2000 victims of World War Two who died in the …

Posted October 24, 2015 (updated February 13, 2026) by Pascal

KZ-Arbeitslager Karlshagen I – Usedom, Mecklenburg – Vorpommern, Germany

To compensate the growing shortage of laborers to work in the Peenemünde test facilities, forced laborers were put …

Posted August 20, 2014 (updated January 6, 2026) by Pascal

Memorial for the victims of WWII in Karlshagen, Peenemunde, Usedom, Germany

War Memorial Karlshagen – Usedom, Mecklenburg – Vorpommern, Germany

This is the memorial in Karlshagen. During the 60's, on the southside of this cemetery a mass grave …

Posted November 21, 2012 (updated February 13, 2026) by Pascal

Das Sauerstoffwerk II – Peenemünde, Mecklenburg – Vorpommern, Germany

In November 1938 Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch gave the green light for further development of the Peenemünde rocket …

Posted November 20, 2012 (updated January 5, 2026) by Pascal

The Main Guard Post of the Peenemünde Research Facilities – Usedom, Germany

This main guard post or "Hauptwache" stood at the entrance to the army research site Peenemünde Ost and …

Posted October 11, 2012 (updated February 9, 2026) by Pascal

Bahnsteig am Haltepunkt Werk Ost - Peenemunde, Germany

Platform of Station Werk Ost – Peenemünde, Usedom, Germany

This railway connected Peenemünde with Berlin and Hamburg and initially ran between Zinnowitz and the western and eastern …

Posted October 11, 2012 (updated February 9, 2026) by Pascal

Barracks at Versuchskommando Nord Lager - Peenemünde, Usedom, Germany

Versuchskommando Nord (VKN) – Peenemünde, Usedom, Germany

In the spring of 1942, several hundred engineers, technicians, and skilled workers were assigned to Versuchskommando Nord (VKN) …

Posted October 9, 2012 (updated February 10, 2026) by Pascal

The Bunkerwarte air raid shelter and control room Peenemunde - Usedom, Germany

The Bunkerwarte, Air Raid Shelter and Control Room – Peenemünde, Usedom, Germany

Built alongside the Peenemünde power plant, this heavily reinforced bunker functioned as an air raid shelter and central …

Posted October 8, 2012 (updated February 8, 2026) by Pascal

Loading ramp foundations Peenemunde, Germany

Materials Warehouse and Loading Ramp – Peenemünde, Usedom, Germany

At this site are the remains of the materials warehouse of the former Peenemunde HVA production plant. [...]Read …

Posted October 8, 2012 (updated February 13, 2026) by Pascal

Historisch- Technisches Museum Peenemünde, Germany

The Historisches Technisches Museum Peenemünde Im Kraftwerk is largely situated on the grounds of the power plant of …

Posted October 7, 2012 (updated February 8, 2026) by Pascal

V1 Katapult Prüfstände – Peenemünde, Mecklenburg – Vorpommern, Germany

On June 1942, Hitler personally decided that both the V1 and V2 projects were of equal importance and …

Posted September 27, 2012 (updated January 5, 2026) by Pascal

Prüfstand VII, Peenemünde, Mecklenburg – Vorpommern, Germany

On the 3rd of October 1942, for the first time in human history, a ballistic missile, the A4 …

Posted September 11, 2012 (updated January 5, 2026) by Pascal