Peenemünde & the Birth of the Rocket

Today Peenemünde is a small German town that borders the Baltic Sea. It sits amid a beautiful patchwork of farmland and national parks but the peaceful environment belies its role in the Nazi government’s development of V1 flying bomb and V2 rocket. Listen to learn more about

• The early visionaries of rocketry, including Hermann Oberth, Herman Potočnik, & Wernher Von Braun.
• The impact of the V1 and V2 programs on the war strategies of both the Axis & Allies during World War II.
• How the secrets of Peenemünde, including the use of slave labor from concentration camps, were smuggled out to the allies.
• The secret plans of the Nazi government to bomb New York City using multistage rockets.
• Robert Goddard, the father of American rocketry and his role in major inventions.

The full show notes can be found at https://www.mydarkpath.com/season1episode2

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