Walter Dornberger
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Walter Dornberger was a German military officer and engineer who led Nazi Germany’s V-2 rocket program and later worked in the United States on aerospace and missile development.
Aliases (1)
- Dornberger ×1
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
German military officer
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aerospace engineer → human → rocket engineer → |
| associatedWith |
Bell X-1 program
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Nazi Germany → United States aerospace industry → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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| employer |
Bell Aircraft
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Bell Aircraft Corporation → German Army Weapons Office → Nazi Germany → United States → |
| familyName |
Dornberger
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| fieldOfWork |
aerospace engineering
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missile development → rocketry → |
| gender |
male
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| givenName |
Walter
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| hasEthicalControversy |
involvement in Nazi weapons program
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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| laterWork |
U.S. aerospace development
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U.S. missile development → |
| militaryBranch |
German Army
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Wehrmacht → |
| name |
Walter Dornberger
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| notableFor |
contributions to early ballistic missile technology
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transition from German military rocketry to U.S. aerospace work → |
| notableProject |
Aggregat rocket series
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V-2 rocket → |
| notableRole |
leader of Nazi Germany’s V-2 rocket development
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| notableWork |
V-2 rocket program
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| occupation |
aerospace consultant
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engineer → military officer → |
| positionHeld |
head of Nazi Germany V-2 rocket program
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military commander of Peenemünde Army Research Center → |
| workLocation |
Germany
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Peenemünde → United States → |
Referenced by (5)
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Aggregat 4
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V-2 rocket → |
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Walter Dornberger
("Dornberger")
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familyName |
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Peenemünde Army Research Center
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keyPerson |
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Walter Dornberger
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name |