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The list of V-2 test launches identifies World War II launches of the A4 rocket (renamed V-2
The V-2 (german: Vergeltungswaffe 2, lit=Retaliation Weapon 2), with the technical name ''Aggregat 4'' (A-4), was the world’s first long-range guided ballistic missile. The missile, powered by a liquid-propellant rocket engine, was develope ...
in 1944). Test launches were made at Peenemünde
Peenemünde (, en, " Peene iverMouth") is a municipality on the Baltic Sea island of Usedom in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is part of the ''Amt'' (collective municipality) of Usedom-Nord. The commu ...
Test Stand VII
, partof = Army Research Center Peenemünde,Nazi Germany
, location = Usedom island
, coordinates =
, image = Peenemunde-165515.jpg
, image_size = 300px
, caption = 23 June 1943 RAF reconnaissance ...
, Blizna :''See also Blizna, Podlaskie Voivodeship. For the Polish film of this name see The Scar (1976 film).''
Blizna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostrów, within Ropczyce-Sędziszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in sou ...
and Tuchola Forest
The Tuchola Forest, also known as Tuchola Pinewoods or Tuchola Conifer Woods, (the latter a literal translation of pl, Bory Tucholskie; csb, Tëchòlsczé Bòrë; german: Tuchler or Tucheler Heide) is a large forest complex near the town of Tuch ...
using experimental and production rockets fabricated at Peenemünde
Peenemünde (, en, " Peene iverMouth") is a municipality on the Baltic Sea island of Usedom in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is part of the ''Amt'' (collective municipality) of Usedom-Nord. The commu ...
and at the Mittelwerk. Post-war
In Western usage, the phrase post-war era (or postwar era) usually refers to the time since the end of World War II. More broadly, a post-war period (or postwar period) is the interval immediately following the end of a war. A post-war period ...
launches were conducted at Cuxhaven
Cuxhaven (; ) is an independent town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town includes the northernmost point of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the shore of the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River. Cuxhaven ...
, White Sands Proving Grounds
White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) is a United States Army military testing area and firing range located in the US state of New Mexico. The range was originally established as the White Sands Proving Ground on 9July 1945. White Sands National Pa ...
, Cape Canaveral
, image = cape canaveral.jpg
, image_size = 300
, caption = View of Cape Canaveral from space in 1991
, map = Florida#USA
, map_width = 300
, type = Cape
, map_caption = Location in Florida
, location ...
, Kapustin Yar
Kapustin Yar (russian: Капустин Яр) is a Russian rocket launch complex in Astrakhan Oblast, about 100 km east of Volgograd. It was established by the Soviet Union on 13 May 1946. In the beginning, Kapustin Yar used technology, material ...
, and on the USS ''Midway'' during Operation Sandy.
List of test launches at Peenemünde and the Greifswalder Oie
Launch Sites: * P-VI = Test Stand VI (Prüfstand VI) * P-VII =Test Stand VII
, partof = Army Research Center Peenemünde,Nazi Germany
, location = Usedom island
, coordinates =
, image = Peenemunde-165515.jpg
, image_size = 300px
, caption = 23 June 1943 RAF reconnaissance ...
(Prüfstand VII)
* P-X = Test Stand X (Prüfstand X)
* P-XII = Test Stand XII (Prüfstand XII)
* Oie = Greifswalder Oie, a small island used for vertical launches
* Karlshagen = area of destroyed settlement Karlshagen after air raid on 17 August 1943
* Rail = Launches from a train
}), including Albert Speer
Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer (; ; 19 March 1905 – 1 September 1981) was a German architect who served as the Minister of Armaments and War Production in Nazi Germany during most of World War II. A close ally of Adolf Hitler, h ...
, Karl Dönitz
Karl Dönitz (sometimes spelled Doenitz; ; 16 September 1891 24 December 1980) was a German admiral who briefly succeeded Adolf Hitler as head of state in May 1945, holding the position until the dissolution of the Flensburg Government fo ...
, and Erhard Milch
Erhard Milch (30 March 1892 – 25 January 1972) was a German general field marshal ('' Generalfeldmarschall'') of Jewish heritage who oversaw the development of the German air force (''Luftwaffe'') as part of the re-armament of Nazi Germany fo ...
—viewed two successful Peenemünde A-4 launches (V26 around noon, V25 late afternoon), followed by two launches of the V-1 flying bomb
The V-1 flying bomb (german: Vergeltungswaffe 1 "Vengeance Weapon 1") was an early cruise missile. Its official Reich Aviation Ministry () designation was Fi 103. It was also known to the Allies as the buzz bomb or doodlebug and in Germany ...
(both V-1s plunged into the sea.)
, -
, V-25
, 40
, 27
, P-VII
, Brennschluss (engine cut-off) at 40 s
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-24
, 27 May 1943
, 55
, 138
, P-VII
, -
, -
, V-23
, 1 June 1943
, 62
, 235
, P-VII
, Premature engine cutoff
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-29
, 11 June 1943
, 63.5
, 238
, P-VII
, -
, -
, V-31
, 16 June 1943
, 60.5
, 221
, P-VII
, Premature engine cutoff
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-28
, 22 June 1943
, 62.5
, 75
, P-VII
, exploded after 75 s
, -
, V-30
, 24 June 1943
, 65.1
, 287
, P-X
, Cut-off switch failed, first launch on Prüfstand X
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-36
, 26 June 1943
, 64.9
, 235
, P-VII
, -
, -
, V-38
, rowspan="2", 29 June 1943
, 15
, 3
, P-VII
, Fell on airport
, -
, V-40
, 63.6
, 236
, P-VII
, Impact not observed
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-33
, 1 July 1943
, -
, 0
, P-VII
, Engine cutoff at take-off, exploded
, -
, V-41
, rowspan="2", 9 July 1943
, 4
, 0.1
, P-VII
, Fell on pump building
, -
, V-34
, -
, 0
, P-VII
, Engine cutoff at take-off, exploded
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-54
, 12 August 1943
, 64
, ?
, P-VII
, Successful launch
, -
, V-49 , , 6 October 1943 , , 68 , , ? , , P-VII , , Successful launch, duration 272 s; first launch after raid on 17 August 1943
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-71 , , 15 October 1943 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -
, V-67 , , 21 October 1943 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-69 , , 25 October 1943 , , 63 , , ? , , P-VII , , Successful launch, duration 286 s
, -
, V-43 , , 9 November 1943 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-73 , , 4 December 1943 , , 63 , , ? , , P-VII , , Successful launch, duration 286 s
, -
, V-60 , , 10 December 1943 , , 69 , , ? , , P-VII , , Successful launch, duration 247 s
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-59 , , 21 December 1943 , , 33 , , ? , , P-VII , , Only partial success, premature engine cutoff, duration of flight 104 s
, -
, V-91 , , 30 December 1943 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -
, colspan="6" style="background:silver;" , January 1944
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-32 , , 7 January 1944 , , 43 , , ? , , P-VII , , Exploded 43 s after launch
, -
, V-82 , , 11 January 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-77 , , 20 January 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -
, V-75 , , 25 January 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 17003 , , 27 January 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , , First test of Mittelwerk-built rocket detonated three seconds after ignition without liftoff: "We just blew a million marks in order to guess what could have been reported accurately by an instrument probably worth the price of a small motorcycle." (Hartmut Kütchen, Engineer in Charge of Test Stand VII
, partof = Army Research Center Peenemünde,Nazi Germany
, location = Usedom island
, coordinates =
, image = Peenemunde-165515.jpg
, image_size = 300px
, caption = 23 June 1943 RAF reconnaissance ...
)
, -
, colspan="6" style="background:silver;" , February 1944
, -
, V-106 , , 4 February 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 17009 , , 9 February 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -
, MW 17007 , , 10 February 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 17010 , , 11 February 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -
, MW 17001 , , 13 February 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-98 , , 15 February 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -
, MW 17004 , , 16 February 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-85 , , 17 February 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -
, MW 17021 , , 18 February 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 17006 , , 21 February 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -
, MW 17011 , , rowspan="2", 23 February 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -
, MW 17015 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-112 , , 28 February 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -
, colspan="6" style="background:silver;" , March 1944
, -
, V-84 , , 2 March 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , , Exploded
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 17016 , , 4 March 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -
, V-151 , , rowspan="2", 7 March 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -
, V-126 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 17020 , , 9 March 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -
, V-116 , , rowspan="2", 10 March 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -
, V-128 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-88 , , 11 March 1944 , , 59 , , ? , , P-VII , , Flight duration 282 s
, -
, MW 17022 , , 15 March 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 17018 , , 16 March 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -
, MW 17033 , , 18 March 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-145 , , 21 March 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -
, V-121 , , 23 March 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 17031 , , 24 March 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -
, MW 17019 , , 27 March 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-132 , , 29 March 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -
, colspan="6" style="background:silver;" , April 1944
, -
, MW 17098 , , 3 April 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-86 , , 5 April 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , , exploded after 17s
, -
, MW 17043 , , 7 April 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 17063 , , 14 April 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -
, MW 17108 , , 20 April 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -
, colspan="6" style="background:silver;" , May 1944
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 17200 , , 10 May 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -
, V-152 , , 12 May 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 17320 , , 14 May 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -
, V-136 , , 16 May 1944 , , 65 , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 17323 , , 17 May 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -
, V-144 , , 22 May 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 17312 , , 23 May 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -
, V-89 MW 17309 , , 24 May 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , , Launch Sequence #89: Beginning with launching 89, temperature measurements at the tip of the rocket were used for diagnosing the airburst problem.
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-170 , , 27 May 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -
, V-146 , , 31 May 1944 , , 58 , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -
, colspan="6" style="background:silver;" , June 1944
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 17558 , , 1 June 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -
, V-140 , , 2 June 1944 , , 60 , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 17656 , , 3 June 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -
, MW 17746 , , 6 June 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 17557 , , 7 June 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -
, V-171 , , rowspan="2", 8 June 1944 , , 69 , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -
, MW 17747 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-159 , , 9 June 1944 , , 11 , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -
, V-158 , , 10 June 1944 , , 68 , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-209 , , rowspan="2", 11 June 1944 , , 61 , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 17725 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -
, V-89 , , 13 June 1944 , , ? , , 350 , , , , The "Bäckebo Bomb" (Crashed in Sweden)
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-172 , , rowspan="2", 14 June 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 17727 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -
, MW 17840 , , 15 June 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 17839 , , 17 June 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -
, MW 18012 , , 18 June 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-177 , , rowspan="3", 20 June 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 18014
MW 18014 was a German A-4 test rocket launched on 20 June 1944, at the Peenemünde Army Research Center in Peenemünde. It was the first man-made object to reach outer space, attaining an apogee of 176 kilometers (109.3 miles), which is well abo ...
, , ? , , ? , , Oie , , Apogee 176 km, first man-made object to reach space by the modern definition (100 km altitude).
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 17940 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -
, MW 18017 , , rowspan="2", 21 June 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -
, MW 17939 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-157 , , 22 June 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -
, MW 18007 , , 23 June 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 17657 , , rowspan="3", 24 June 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 18016 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 18013 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -
, MW 18008 , , rowspan="2", 26 June 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -
, MW 18015 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-208 , , 27 June 1944 , , 59 , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -
, V-167 , , 28 June 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-173 , , 29 June 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -
, V-211 , , 30 June 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -
, colspan="6" style="background:silver;" , July 1944
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 18011 , , 1 July 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -
, MW 18010 , , 3 July 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-212 , , 4 July 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -
, MW 18143 , , 5 July 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 18144 , , 6 July 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -
, V-214 , , 7 July 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 18020 , , 8 July 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -
, V-210 , , 10 July 1944 , , 60 , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-160 , , 14 July 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -
, MW 18019 , , 21 July 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-178 , , 29 July 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -
, V-205 , , 31 July 1944 , , 67 , , 237 , , P-X , ,
, -
, colspan="6" style="background:silver;" , August 1944
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 18207 , , rowspan="2", 1 August 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 18203 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -
, MW 18204 , , 2 August 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-202 , , 3 August 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -
, V-179 , , 4 August 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 18200 , , 12 August 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -
, V-181 , , rowspan="2", 13 August 1944 , , 50 , , 0,5 , , P-XII , , exploded
, -
, V-182 , , 10 , , 0.07 , , P-XII , , exploded
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 18267 , , rowspan="2", 15 August 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 18266 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -
, MW 18263 , , 16 August 1944 , , 61 , , 227 , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-227 , , rowspan="2", 17 August 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 18239 , , 66 , , 284 , , P-X , ,
, -
, MW 18238 , , rowspan="2", 20 August 1944 , , 66 , , 239 , , P-X , ,
, -
, MW 18243 , , 64 , , 235 , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-216 , , rowspan="2", 22 August 1944 , , 57 , , 196 , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 18233 , , 67 , , 224 , , P-X , ,
, -
, V-226 , , 23 August 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 18222 , , 24 August 1944 , , 64 , , 189 , , P-X , ,
, -
, MW 18240 , , 26 August 1944 , , 61 , , 226 , , P-X , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 18299 , , 30 August 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VI , ,
, -
, colspan="6" style="background:silver;" , September 1944
, -
, V-225 , , 1 September 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 18293 , , 2 September 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VI , ,
, -
, V-206 , , 4 September 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-230 , , 5 September 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -
, V-222 , , 8 September 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-231 , , 13 September 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -
, V-223 , , 14 September 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 18257 , , 15 September 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -
, MW 18330 , , 17 September 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-234 , , rowspan="2", 19 September 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-240 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -
, V-217 , , rowspan="2", 20 September 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -
, V-239 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-218 , , rowspan="2", 21 September 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-232 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -
, V-219 , , rowspan="2", 22 September 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -
, MW 18179 , , ? , , ? , , Oie , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-241 , , 26 September 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -
, V-238 , , 28 September 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-242 , , 30 September 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -
, colspan="6" style="background:silver;" , October 1944
, -
, MW 18786 , , 1 October 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Karlshagen , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-235 , , rowspan="2", 3 October 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 18889 , , ? , , ? , , Karlshagen , ,
, -
, V-245 , , 4 October 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-236 , , rowspan="2", 7 October 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 18787 , , ? , , ? , , Karlshagen , ,
, -
, V-248 , , 9 October 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-249 , , 11 October 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -
, MW 18781 , , rowspan="2", 12 October 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Karlshagen , ,
, -
, V-237 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, MW 18782 , , 13 October 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Karlshagen , ,
, -
, V-250 , , rowspan="2", 14 October 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -
, MW 18338 , , ? , , ? , , Karlshagen , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-251 , , 17 October 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -
, V-252 , , 18 October 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-246 , , 19 October 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -
, V-256 , , 23 October 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-247 , , rowspan="2", 24 October 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-258 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -
, V-257 , , 25 October 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
, -style="background:#D3D3D3;"
, V-259 , , rowspan="2", 30 October 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , , Hermann Göring
Hermann Wilhelm Göring (or Goering; ; 12 January 1893 – 15 October 1946) was a German politician, military leader and convicted war criminal. He was one of the most powerful figures in the Nazi Party, which ruled Germany from 1933 to 1 ...
attended the launch: "That's terrific! We must have that at the first Party Rally after the war!"
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, V-260 , , ? , , ? , , P-VI , , Hermann Göring
Hermann Wilhelm Göring (or Goering; ; 12 January 1893 – 15 October 1946) was a German politician, military leader and convicted war criminal. He was one of the most powerful figures in the Nazi Party, which ruled Germany from 1933 to 1 ...
at the launch: "Why is it that this fellow Walter_Dornberger_">Walter_Dornberger.html"_;"title="Walter_Dornberger">Walter_Dornberger_manages_all_right_and_you_[_Ruhrstahl_X-4.html" ;"title="Walter_Dornberger_.html" ;"title="Walter_Dornberger.html" ;"title="Walter Dornberger">Walter Dornberger ">Walter_Dornberger.html" ;"title="Walter Dornberger">Walter Dornberger manages all right and you [ Ruhrstahl X-4">developer Dr. Kramer of Ruhr Steel ] don't? Let him show you how it ought to be done."
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, colspan="6" style="background:silver;" , November 1944
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, V-253 , , 1 November 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, V-220 , , 3 November 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, V-262 , , 6 November 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, MW 19304 , , 7 November 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
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, V-263 , , 8 November 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, V-261 , , rowspan="2", 9 November 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, V-264 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
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, V-266 , , 13 November 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, V-265 , , 15 November 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, V-267 , , 17 November 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, V-221 , , 20 November 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
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, V-268 , , 22 November 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, MW 19862 , , rowspan="2", 23 November 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Karlshagen , ,
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, MW 19866 , , ? , , ? , , Karlshagen , ,
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, V-271 , , 24 November 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
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, MW 19864 , , 25 November 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Rail , ,
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, MW 19861 , , 26 November 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Rail , ,
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, V-272 , , 27 November 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
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, V-276 , , rowspan="2", 28 November 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
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, MW 19868 , , ? , , ? , , Karlshagen , ,
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, MW 19873 , , 29 November 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Rail , ,
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, MW 19305 , , 30 November 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
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, colspan="6" style="background:silver;" , December 1944
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, V-423 , , rowspan="3", 1 December 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
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, V-269 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
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, MW 19302 , , ? , , ? , , Rail , ,
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, V-243 , , rowspan="2", 2 December 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, MW 19020 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
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, V-277 , , rowspan="2", 4 December 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
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, MW 19301 , , ? , , ? , , Rail , ,
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, V-254 , , 6 December 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
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, MW 19874 , , 7 December 1944 , , ? , , ? , , Karlshagen , ,
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, V-278 , , 8 December 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
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, MW 19020 , , 9 December 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VI , ,
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, V-282 , , rowspan="2", 12 December 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, MW 18783 , , ? , , ? , , Karlshagen , ,
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, V-283 , , 14 December 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, V-288 , , 16 December 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, V-289 , , 19 December 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, V-291 , , 22 December 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, V-290 , , 28 December 1944 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, V-286 , , 30 December 1944 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
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, colspan="6" style="background:silver;" , January 1945
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, V-287 , , 3 January 1945 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
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, MW 20835 , , 4 January 1945 , , ? , , 262 , , Karlshagen , ,
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, MW 20826 , , 6 January 1945 , , ? , , 323 , , Karlshagen , ,
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, V-294 , , 8 January 1945 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, V-292 , , 9 January 1945 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, MW 20821 , , 11 January 1945 , , ? , , 285 , , Karlshagen , ,
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, MW 20840 , , 13 January 1945 , , ? , , 314 , , Karlshagen , ,
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, MW 20831 , , rowspan="2", 15 January 1945 , , ? , , 325 , , Karlshagen , ,
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, MW 20348 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
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, V-275 , , rowspan="4", 16 January 1945 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
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, V-293 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
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, MW 20850 , , ? , , ? , , Karlshagen , ,
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, MW 20348 , , ? , , ? , , , ,
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, MW 20832 , , 17 January 1945 , , ? , , ? , , Karlshagen , ,
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, V-301 , , 19 January 1945 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
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, V-295 , , rowspan="2", 22 January 1945 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, V-302 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
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, MW 20465 , , rowspan="2", 25 January 1945 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, MW 20829 , , ? , , ? , , Karlshagen , ,
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, MW 20827 , , 27 January 1945 , , ? , , ? , , Karlshagen , ,
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, MW 20338 , , 30 January 1945 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, V-303 , , 31 January 1945 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, colspan="6" style="background:silver;" , February 1945
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, V-284 , , 3 February 1945 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
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, V-274 , , 4 February 1945 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, V-285 , , 5 February 1945 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
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, V-309 , , rowspan="2", 6 February 1945 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, MW 21402 , , 47 , , ? , , Karlshagen , ,
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, V-296 , , rowspan="2", 7 February 1945 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, MW 21401 , , ? , , ? , , Karlshagen , ,
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, V-310 , , 8 February 1945 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
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, V-297 , , rowspan="2", 9 February 1945 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, V-298 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
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, V-270 , , rowspan="3", 10 February 1945 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
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, V-313 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, MW 21404 , , ? , , 380 , , Karlshagen , ,
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, V-273 , , rowspan="2", 12 February 1945 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, MW 21405 , , ? , , ? , , Karlshagen , ,
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, V-299 , , rowspan="4", 13 February 1945 , , ? , , ? , , P-X , ,
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, V-314 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, MW 21406 , , ? , , 358 , , Karlshagen , ,
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, MW 21403 , , ? , , ? , , Karlshagen , ,
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, V-255 , , 14 February 1945 , , ? , , ? , , P-VII , ,
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, MW 21407 , , 16 February 1945 , , ? , , 380 , , Karlshagen , ,
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, MW 21399 , , 18 February 1945 , , 36 , , ? , , Karlshagen , ,
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, MW 21408 , , 19 February 1945 , , ? , , 430 , , Karlshagen , ,
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, MW 21400 , , 20 February 1945 , , ? , , 350 , , Karlshagen , ,
Launches of A4b
Blizna test launch list
Tuchola forest test launch list
Operation Backfire launches near Cuxhaven
Under Operation Backfire, the British collected together and assembled a small number of V-2s to be fired for demonstration purposes.Launches of captured V-2 rockets in the United States after 1945
TheUpper Atmosphere Research Panel The Upper Atmosphere Research Panel, also known as the V-2 Panel, was formed in 1946 to oversee experiments conducted using V-2 rockets brought to the United States after World War II. The experiments studied the upper atmosphere, solar radiatio ...
conducted experiments on US flights of V-2s.
Launches of V2 by Soviet Union
The USSR captured the V-2 production centre at Nordhausen and assembled their own V-2s. Subsequently, they moved the equipment to the USSR and developed their own copy, the R-1.Notes and references
The rocket designation "V" is for ''Versuchsmuster'' (german: Test/Experimental Type). The rocket designation "MW" is for rockets produced at the Mittelwerk.External links
V2rocket.guidePoland.info: V-2 rocket launches in Poland
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of V-2 Test Launches 01 .V-2 V2 test launches V-2 Test Launches V-2 test launches V2 test launches V2 test launches V2 test launches Peenemünde Army Research Center and Airfield V2 test launches