Launch site in the area of Cuxhaven

Germany / Niedersachsen / Nordholz /
 abandoned / shut down, proving ground
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Between 1945 and 1964 various experiments in rocketry were performed near Cuxhaven. On 2, 4, and 14 October 1945 one rocket of the type A4 (also known as the V-2 rocket) was launched from a site between Arensch and Sahlenburg in order to demonstrate the V-2 rocket to the Allied military. This action was called Operation Backfire.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_experiments_in_the_area_of_Cuxhaven
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Coordinates:   53°49'48"N   8°33'53"E
This article was last modified 17 years ago