Peenemünde Army Research Center, Military research center in Usedom, Germany.
The facility contained multiple launch pads, a power plant, an airport, a seaport, and technical buildings for rocket assembly and testing.
The center developed the V-2 rocket under Wernher von Braun's direction between 1936 and 1945, marking advances in missile technology.
The research center transformed military rocket science and influenced the development of space exploration technology in both the United States and Soviet Union.
The Historical Technical Museum, located in the former power plant, presents exhibitions about rocket development and offers guided tours in German and English.
In 1942, scientists at Peenemünde launched the first object to reach space boundary, marking a milestone in human technological advancement.
Location: Peenemünde
Inception: 1936
GPS coordinates: 54.15000,13.80000
Latest update: May 26, 2025 20:59
U-461
2.8 km
Peene Bridge Wolgast
10.6 km
The Peenemünde Historical Technical Museum
2.4 km
Test Stand VII
2 km
Kulturhaus Zinnowitz
10.7 km
Zinnowitz pier
10.6 km
Zwischenlager Nord
8.2 km
St. Petri-Kirche
10.8 km
Sauerstoffwerk Peenemünde
2.2 km
Mahn- und Gedenkstätte Karlshagen
5.9 km
Tierpark Wolgast
8.8 km
Peenemünder Haken, Struck und Ruden - Gebietsteil A
4.1 km
Trassenheide butterfly farm
8.9 km
Peenemünde lighthouse
4.3 km
Rungehaus
10.9 km
Sparkasse Wolgast
10.8 km
Historisches Rathaus Wolgast
10.7 km
Kirche Zinnowitz
10.9 km
Memorial chapel
2.2 km
Stadtgeschichtliches Museum (Wolgast)
10.7 km
Kinderland
9 km
Steintanz von Netzeband
10 km
Kirche Kröslin
4.8 km
St. Jürgen
10.8 km
Großer Wotig
4.1 km
Bethlehemkirche
7 km
Karlshagen church
4.5 km
Hans Beimler
2.9 kmReviews
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