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Test Stand VII
Rocket testing site used by Nazi Germany during World War II / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Test Stand VII (German: Prüfstand VII, P-7) was the principal V-2 rocket testing facility at Peenemünde Airfield and was capable of static firing rocket motors with up to 200 tons of thrust. Notable events at the site include the first successful V-2 launch on 3 October 1942, visits by German military leaders, and Allied reconnaissance overflights and bombing.
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Test Stand VII | |
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German: Prüfstand VII | |
Part of Army Research Center Peenemünde, Nazi Germany | |
Usedom island | |
![]() 23 June 1943 RAF reconnaissance photo of Test Stand VII | |
![]() Diorama at Peenemünde Historical and Technical Information Centre | |
Coordinates | 54°10′6″N 13°48′17″E |
Type | bunker |
Height | 10 metres (33 ft) hohe Bóschung[1] |
Site information | |
Open to the public | Peenemünde Historical and Technical Information Centre |
Condition | demolished |
Site history | |
Built | 1938[2] |
Built by | HVP |
In use | World War II |
Materials | sand, concrete, brick, steel |
Demolished | 1961[3] |
Battles/wars | Operation Crossbow, Operation Hydra |
Events | DERA rocket model club launches[4] |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Engineers in Charge: Fritz Schwarz (1943),[5]: 127, 141 Hartmut Kuechen (through May 1944), followed by Dieter Huzel, then Dr. Kurt H. Debus.[6] |
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