The 80th anniversary of the first V-2 rocket to hit London
Briefly

from ianVisits6 months ago
This significant event marked the first V-2 rocket attack on London, highlighting the shift in wartime strategy to more lethal, surprise weapons that instilled fear in civilians.
ianVisitshttps://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the-80th-anniversary-of-the-first-v-2-rocket-to-hit-london-75182/
The V-2, traveling faster than the speed of sound, arrived without warning, creating chaos among those who initially misidentified the explosion as a gas mains incident.
ianVisitshttps://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the-80th-anniversary-of-the-first-v-2-rocket-to-hit-london-75182/
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