Events tagged with "v-weapons"

Historical Events tagged with "v-weapons"

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Military & Warfare

RAF Launches Operation Hydra Against V-Weapons

August 17th, 1943 81 years ago

The Royal Air Force (RAF) commenced Operation Hydra, marking the first air raid of Operation Crossbow, aimed at disrupting Germany's V-weapon development. The operation targeted the Peenemünde Army Research Center, where advanced weaponry was being engineered. The incursion involved bombing missions that sought to significantly hinder the Nazis' capacity to deploy these weapons against Allied forces. The raids were crucial in shifting the course of aerial warfare and influencing subsequent military strategies in the conflict against Germany.