😲 The blockhouse of Éperlecques was supposed to become a rocket launch base for V2 rockets during the Second World War. #history #simply_adventure #military #worldwar #ww2 #historisch #ww2stories #ww2pictures #rakete #v2 | Christian Böhm

MASSIVE ROCKET FACTORY BUNKER There are few sights in northern France quite as shocking as seeing the massive WW2 German Blockhaus d’ Éperlecques for the first time. Also known as Kraftwerk Nord, this enormous concrete structure was created to build, store, and launch the infamous V2 rocket. Work started in March 1943 with plans to fire up to 36 V2 rockets on London each day. However, the British Royal Air Force had other ideas and first bombed the site in August 1943 - a time when the concrete