WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The V2 rocket was the world’s first large-scale liquid-propellant rocket, developed between 1936 and 1942 in Nazi Germany. It is regarded as a revolutionary breakthrough in rocket technology, with the use of liquid fuel increasing its thrust capabilities and making it the first artificial object to enter space.

Detailed explanation-2: -The V2 rocket was the first ballistic guided missile to use advanced rocket technology and to be used in war by the Nazi’s against the Allies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Developed in Germany from 1936 through the efforts of scientists led by Wernher von Braun, it was first successfully launched on October 3, 1942, and was fired against Paris on September 6, 1944. Two days later the first of more than 1, 100 V-2s was fired against Great Britain (the last on March 27, 1945).

Detailed explanation-4: -V2 rockets were first launched against England in September 1944. Over the next few months, nearly 1, 400 struck London. They were less accurate than V1 missiles, but since they travelled at the speed of sound, and so made no warning noise before impact, it was almost impossible to defend against them.

Detailed explanation-5: -Based on his army-funded research, von Braun received a doctorate in physics on July 27, 1934. The V–2 ballistic missile, the antecedent of U.S. and Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles and space launch vehicles, was the primary brainchild of von Braun’s rocket team.