Peenemünde Army Research Center
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The Peenemünde Army Research Center was a German World War II military research facility on the Baltic coast that served as the primary development site for advanced rockets and missiles, including the V-2.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military research center
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rocket research facility → |
| bombedBy |
Royal Air Force
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| capturedBy |
Soviet forces
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| chiefEngineer |
Wernher von Braun
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| country |
Nazi Germany
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| dateOfEvent |
1943-08-17
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| director |
Wernher von Braun
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| endDate |
1945
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| hasPart |
Peenemünde Army Experimental Station
→
launch pads → production facilities → research laboratories → test stands for rocket engines → wind tunnels → |
| heritageStatus |
museum site
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| influenced |
Soviet rocket program
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postwar American rocketry → |
| inUseDuring |
World War II
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| keyPerson |
Arthur Rudolph
→
Helmut Gröttrup NERFINISHED → Kurt Debus → Walter Dornberger → Walter Thiel NERFINISHED → |
| locatedIn |
Peenemünde
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Province of Pomerania → Usedom Island → |
| locatedOn |
Baltic Sea coast
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| notableEvent |
Operation Hydra
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| notableFor |
pioneering large-scale liquid-fueled rocket development
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world’s first long-range guided ballistic missile → |
| notableProject |
A-series rockets
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A3 rocket → A4 rocket → A5 rocket → A9/A10 rocket concepts → V-1 flying bomb → V-2 rocket → |
| operatedBy |
German Army
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Heereswaffenamt → |
| partOf |
German Army Weapons Office
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| presentUse |
Historical Technical Museum Peenemünde
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| primaryFunction |
development of guided missiles
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development of rockets → |
| resultOfBombing |
disruption of V-2 development
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relocation of V-2 production to Mittelwerk → |
| startDate |
1937
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| usedFor |
testing of ballistic missiles
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training of technical personnel → |
Referenced by (15)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Aggregat 4
→
V-2 rocket → |
developedAt |
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Island of Usedom
("Peenemünde")
→
Peenemünde Army Research Center ("Peenemünde Army Experimental Station") → |
hasPart |
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V-2 rocket
("Peenemünde research team")
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designedBy |
|
Wernher von Braun
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employer |
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Aggregat 4
("Peenemünde")
→
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firstSuccessfulTestLaunchSite |
|
Peenemünde Army Research Center
("Peenemünde")
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locatedIn |
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Operation Hydra
("Peenemünde, Germany")
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|
location |
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Würzburg radar
("Peenemünde test range")
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|
notableLocation |
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Operation Crossbow
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|
notableTarget |
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Hans-Dietrich Genscher
("Peenemünde")
→
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placeOfDeath |
|
Operation Hydra
("German Army Research Center Peenemünde")
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primaryOpponent |
|
Operation Hydra
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target |
|
Walter Dornberger
("Peenemünde")
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workLocation |