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V-1 and V-2 Program

There were 3,177 V-2 launches that were recorded. No one knows for sure exactly how many there really were, but the following count is known: Country City V-2 Strikes Belgium 1,664 Antwerpen 1,610 Liège 27 Hasselt 13 Tournai 9 Mons 3 Diest 2 United Kingdom 1,402 London 1,358 Norwich 43 Ipswich 1 France 76 Lille 25 Paris 22 Tourcoing 19 Arras 6 Cambrai 4 Holland 19 Maastricht 19 Germany 11 Remagen 11 TOTAL 3,172

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Note that when Germany was shooting V-2s at Germany, it was because the Allies were in Remagen, Germany. On March 17, 1945, the Germans tried to take out the bridge in Remagen by launching 11 V-2s. This was the first time they were aimed at a specific strategic target.

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