German Rockets and Missiles

Originally the name Nebel (mist) was chosen to disguise the fact that the Wehrmacht was setting up a …

The 15 cm Wgr. 41, or 15 cm Wurfgranate 41,  came in different variants, uses and payloads. The …

One of these developments led to a hand held anti-air bazooka-like gun. The Fliegerfaust (Pilot’s Fist) was a …

The first known manpad was made in 1944, the company responsible for the development was the HASAG firm. …

The guided glide bomb FX 1400 better known as Fritz X was created by dr. Max Kramer who …

The Henschel Hs 293 was the world's first operational anti-shipping missile, and very successful. Just like the Hensel …

The German surface to air rocket Enzian was an anti-aircraft missile developed during World War Two. [...]Read More...

This is a Fieseler Fi 103 Re4 Reichenberg human guided version of the V-1 rocket in the "Wasserlaufer" …

The Maultier – Mule Number Sd.Kfz. 4/1 is an converted and armored halftrack based on a Opel Maultier. …

The Wasserfall was 7.85 meters long, with a diameter of 86 cm. It weighed around 3500 kg and …

Hermann Göring at the launch: "Why is it that this fellow (Walter Dornberger) manages all right and you …

The Henschel Hs 298 was Germany’s first rocket powered air to air missile developed by Professor Herbert A. …

The Feuerlilie F55 was a two stage remote controlled supersonic German Guided Anti-Aircraft Missile developed by Rheinmetal-Borsig from …

The Feuerlilie F-25 was a scaled down version to run test for flight behavior and wind tunnel tests. …

Professor Herbert A. Wagner and his team developed the Henschel Hs 117 Schmetterling – Butterfly. A surface to …

Like the Japanese manned kamikaze missile Yokosuka MXY-7 OHKA; the German Luftwaffe had their own suicide aircraft. The …

The R4M Orkan – hurricane – was a German developed Air to Air rocket during the Second World …

The Rheintochter missile was a two stage anti-aircraft missile. The German army ordered the surface to air rocket …