What country used V-2 rockets?
Germany nearing the end of the Second World War. It was an early type of ballistic missile developed by the German army and specifically by Wernher Von Braun. Despite the fact that they were very advanced for their time, casualties from V-2 rockets numbered no more than 5,000 as they were not used until September 1944 and only 3200 were launched. Unlike the V-1 it could not be shot down due to its high speed and it could also fire much further. As a “wonder-weapon” however, it failed to live up to the hopes of Hitler. The “V” stands for Vergeltung, meaning retribution.
