List of World War II guided missiles of Germany

List of World War II guided missiles of Germany

During World War II, Germany developed many missile systems.

These included the first cruise missile, the first short-range ballistic missile, the first guided surface-to-air missiles, and the first anti-ship missiles.

Organisations

* Peenemünde rocket test site

People

* Wernher von Braun
* Walter Dornberger
* Walter Thiel

List of missiles

Surface-to-Surface missiles

The V-1 was used operationally against London. The V-2 was used operationally against London, Antwerp, and other targets. The Rheinbote was fired against Antwerp.
* V-1 flying bomb [ [http://www.rafmuseum.org/cosford/collections/missiles/missile_info.cfm?missile_id=36 Fiesler Fi103 (V1) - Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford (UK)] ]
* V-2 rocket [ [http://www.rafmuseum.org/cosford/collections/missiles/missile_info.cfm?missile_id=37 V2 (Assembly 4) - Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford (UK)] ]
* Rheinbote [ [http://www.rafmuseum.org/cosford/collections/missiles/missile_info.cfm?missile_id=23 Rheinmetall Borsig Rheinbote - Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford (UK)] ]
* A4b

Surface-to-Air missiles

Germany developed a number of surface-to-air missile systems, none of which were used operationally:
* Enzian [ [http://www.rafmuseum.org/cosford/collections/missiles/missile_info.cfm?missile_id=4 Holzbrau-Kissing Enzian (Gentian Violet) - Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford (UK)] ]
* Rheintochter (an air-to-air variant was also planned) [ [http://www.rafmuseum.org/cosford/collections/missiles/missile_info.cfm?missile_id=24 Rheinmetall Borsig Rheintochter (Daughter of the Rhein) R1 - Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford (UK)] ]
* Schmetterling (an air-to-air variant was also planned) [ [http://www.rafmuseum.org/cosford/collections/missiles/missile_info.cfm?missile_id=26 Henschel Hs117 Schmettering (Butterfly) - Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford (UK)] ]
* Wasserfall missile [ [http://www.luft46.com/missile/wasserfl.html EMW C2 Wasserfall] ]
* Feuerlilie (Fire Lilly) [ [http://www.rafmuseum.org/cosford/collections/missiles/missile_info.cfm?missile_id=6 Feuerlilie (Fire Lilly) - Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford (UK)] ]

Air-to-Air missiles

* Ruhrstahl X-4 (anti-tank variants of this were also designed, such as the X-7 and X-10)

Anti-ship missiles

Anti-ship missiles were used operationally against allied shipping in 1943, notably in the Mediterranean Sea:
* Fritz X anti-ship missile
* Henschel Hs 293 air-to-ship gliding guided bomb

See also

*List of military aircraft of Germany
*List of World War II military aircraft of Germany
*List of RLM aircraft designations
*List of missiles

References


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