They were called V-2 Rockets.
weapons to be used by the Germans during world war 2
German rockets directed at Southern England during World War 2.
Newcastle was an industrial center, and as a result was bombed by the German Air Force and V1 rockets.
It was invented in World War1.
The Germans developed the V1 and V2 rockets.
rockets and jets
No there were many rockets launched into space before the Apollo program.The first rockets that went into space were German made V2 rockets from the Second World War.
Alan Turing. He broke the German enigma code machine around 1941.
During World War I.
Rockets were first developed and used in China. By the 19th century, most European military powers had rockets available, although they were neither reliable nor accurate. Rockets, as we understand them today, were developed in the United States by Robert Goddard in the early 20th century. He received no government funding or recognition. They were developed in their modern military form in Germany during the second world war, building on Robert Goddard work as recorded in US Patents, which were and are publicly available documents. Subsequent advances were made initially by German scientists who moved to the US and USSR after WWII, then by government programs in the US, USSR and other countries. .
Wernher von Braun .
During world world war I