Operation Backfire (World War II)

A German V-2 rocket fired by the British during Operation Backfire (1945)

Operation Backfire was a military scientific operation of the Western Allies during and after the Second World War that was performed mainly by British personnel. The operation was designed to completely evaluate the entire V-2 rocket assembly, interrogate German personnel specialized in all phases of it, and then to test and launch missiles across the North Sea.

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