V-weapons

V-weapons, known in original German as Vergeltungswaffen, were a particular set of long-range artillery weapons designed for strategic bombing during World War II, particularly strategic bombing and aerial bombing of cities. They were the V-1, a pulsejet-powered cruise missile; the V-2, a liquid-fueled ballistic missile; and the V-3 cannon. Germany intended to use all of these weapons in a military campaign against Britain, though only the V-1 and V-2 were so used in a campaign conducted 1944–45. After the invasion of western Europe by the Allies, these weapons were also employed against targets on the mainland of Europe, mainly in France and Belgium. Strategic bombing with V-weapons killed approximately 18,000 people, mostly civilians. The cities of London, Antwerp and Liège were the main targets.

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  V-2 rocket ⓘ
  world's first short-range guided ballistic missile

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  V-3 ⓘ
  German supergun

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The photo shows two large rail-mounted guns. The lower one, highly visible, is camouflaged in normal 1940 British Army style; the upper one, nearly invisible, is countershaded in Cott's style.

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• German V-Weapon Sites 1943-45 - book on German V weapons, English

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon	1946	V-2 rocket	V-weapons, ballistic missile, Aggregate	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1944	V-3	destroyed building or structure, artillery battery, V-weapons	Wikidata
commons	image		GTelevator		Commons
commons	image		CATTower		Commons
commons	image		Lötlampe Seitenansicht		Commons
commons	image		The photo shows two large rail-mounted guns. The lower one, highly visible, is camouflaged in normal 1940 British Army style; the upper one, nearly invisible, is countershaded in Cott's style.		Commons
commons	image		Sender gliwice		Commons
commons	image		Lepe beach WWII ruins		Commons
commons	image		Hut3BPStats		Commons
commons	image		World War II memorials in Arnhem (55)		Commons
commons	image		World War II memorials in Arnhem (10)		Commons
commons	image		World War II memorials in Arnhem (60)		Commons