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    AUGUST 1943

    Aug 03, 2023 2 minutes

    OPERATION HYDRA

    Conducted during 17-18 August 1943, Operation Hydra was an RAF Bomber Command attack on a German scientific research centre at Peenemünde. Located on Germany’s Baltic coast, Peenemünde was one of five German military proving grounds that developed guided missiles and rockets, including the infamous V-2 rocket.

    The British planned Hydra based on evidence gathered by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS)

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