Students are required in this lesson to use the first two original sources to advise the War Cabinet on the threat level from three sites: Peenemunde, Wissant and Watten believed to be part of the German rocket project. This lesson has a History Hook starter video to help ‘hook’ students into the lesson. The threat from these weapons ended in 1945 as the British army and their allies advanced across France, Belgium and Holland, capturing the launch sites. The Royal Air Force began bombing the launch sites in 1944. 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. Over the next few months, nearly 1,400 struck London. V2 rockets were first launched against England in September 1944. These were successful in destroying 3,500 V1 missiles. Three lines of defence were put in place against the missiles: fighter planes over the English coast, anti-aircraft batteries in Kent and barrage balloons around London. Of these, 2,340 hit London, causing 5,475 deaths, with 16,000 injured. During that time, 6,725 were launched at Britain. The first was dropped at Swanscombe in Kent on 13 June 1944 and the last one at Orpington in Kent on 27 March 1945. The people of Britain called the V1 missiles ‘Buzz Bombs’ or ‘Doodlebugs’. You are in danger of being transferred to the Ministry of Food where your job will be to give advice on nothing more serious than how to make tasty meals using powdered eggs. If the Germans were allowed to develop their missiles and rockets, then huge destruction could have been caused to British cities. So it was very dangerous and had to be attacked.Įxcellent, you could not have given better advice. This site turned out to be where the fuel was put into the rockets. While answering yes is not completely wrong, it was decided not to bomb the suspected launch sites at the time. This site was so dangerous that it had to be attacked as soon as possible. There was clear evidence that the Germans were developing a long-range rocket there. Is Watten part of the German rocket project? Should it be bombed? Give reasons for your answer.Is Wissant part of the German rocket project? Should it be bombed? Give reasons for your answer.Is Peenemunde part of the German rocket project? Should it be bombed? Give reasons for your answer.Read the documents and then answer the questions. These sites are believed to be part of the German rocket project. You must advise the War Cabinet on the threat level from three sites: Peenemunde, Wissant and Watten. Use this lesson to investigate original documents which reveal how these new weapons were developed to threaten Britain from 1943.ġ. They were known as ‘revenge weapons’ used by Germany to terrorise British civilians and undermine morale. The V2 rocket was a long distance weapon that could travel at the speed of sound. The V1 missile, once launched, flew without a pilot until it ran out of fuel and came crashing down, blowing up. It was then that intelligence of a new threat to Britain’s cities began to emerge – missiles and rockets. However, by 1943 the tide of war was turning and Germany was on the defensive. Roughly 43,000 people were killed and two million made homeless by the bombing. During the Blitz, 1940-1941, German bombers attacked British cities causing great damage and loss of life. To begin with, Germany was very successful in defeating its enemies. In 1939, Britain and her allies went to war with Germany and the axis powers.
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