A former French prisoner of war lays flowers in Nordhausen. The centre stands at the site of a huge bunker, built as a base for preparing the launch of the V2s. Designed to wreak death and destruction on London five minutes after leaving the French coast, the V2 was the world's first long-range missile. Eagerly awaitedAt the Dora memorial site itself, the French research is also awaited "with immense interest", said Regina Heubaum, one of those working there. They replaced mainly French labour from the STO, or compulsory work service created in occupied France, as the Nazis sought to prevent any leaks to the Resistance about the top secret V2 site.

Source: The Local May 17, 2017 07:30 UTC