Mimoyecques V-3 site
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The Mimoyecques V-3 site was a secret Nazi underground complex in northern France built to house long-range V-3 superguns intended to bombard London during World War II.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi secret weapon site
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World War II military installation ⓘ underground military complex ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Forteresse de Mimoyecques
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mimoyecques underground complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament |
V-3 cannon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
multi-chamber supergun ⓘ |
| associatedWeapon | Hochdruckpumpe (High Pressure Pump) ⓘ |
| bombedBy |
Royal Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
V-3 supergun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
long-range bombardment of London ⓘ strategic bombardment of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| category | World War II museum in France ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| constructionEnd | 1944 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1943 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| designedBy | German engineers ⓘ |
| designedRange | approximately 165 km ⓘ |
| distanceToLondon | about 165 km ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| heavilyDamagedIn | 1944 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historical site ⓘ |
| laborSource |
forced labor
ⓘ
prisoners of war ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Landrethun-le-Nord
NERFINISHED
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Pas-de-Calais NERFINISHED ⓘ northern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Calais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Channel coast ⓘ |
| notableAttack | Tallboy earthquake bomb raid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Organisation Todt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
German cross-Channel gun batteries
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V-weapons program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarUse | museum ⓘ |
| purpose |
bombardment of London
ⓘ
terror weapon ⓘ |
| status | never fully operational ⓘ |
| strategicRole | planned long-range artillery site against Britain ⓘ |
| targetCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tunnels | extensive underground galleries ⓘ |
| usedBy | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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