La Coupole bunker

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La Coupole bunker is a massive World War II German underground complex in northern France, built as a launch base for V-2 rockets and now serving as a museum and historical site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II site
museum
tourist attraction
underground military complex
bombedBy Allied air forces
Royal Air Force
builtInto chalk quarry
category Nazi bunker in France
World War II museum in France
codename Bauvorhaben 21
conflict World War II
constructedBy Nazi Germany
Organisation Todt
continent Europe
country France
currentUse history and remembrance center
museum
dedicatedTo German occupation of France
history of V-2 rockets
history of space exploration
domeDiameter approximately 71 meters
domeThickness up to 5 meters
endOfConstructionAttempt 1944
hasExhibitionType permanent exhibitions
temporary exhibitions
hasFacility planetarium
hasFeature launch preparation halls
railway tunnels
storage galleries
underground tunnels
heritageDesignation protected historic site
intendedPurpose V-2 rocket launch base
long-range weapon operations center
languageOfSignage English
French
locatedIn Helfaut
northern France
locatedNear Saint-Omer
museumOpeningDate 1997
operator Centre d’Histoire et de Mémoire de la Coupole
postwarUse abandoned military site
region Hauts-de-France
Pas-de-Calais
roofType reinforced concrete dome
startDate 1943
statusDuringWar never became fully operational
usedBy German Army
Luftwaffe
weaponSystem V-2 rocket

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St Omer hasNearbyMilitarySite La Coupole bunker