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V1s and V2s over London The world’s first cruise and ballistic missile attacks

A V1 Flying Bomb dives over central London in the summer of 1944

Between June 1944 and March 1945, London came under attack from Hitler's vengeance weapons: first, the V1 flying bomb, the first cruise missile, and later, the V2 rocket, the first ballistic missile.

 

These attacks killed 8,938 people, seriously injured 25,000, and destroyed tens of thousands of houses and other buildings. This website provides general information, a timeline of the attacks, and detailed logs for many parts of South London.


            Follow the timeline for the attacks

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