German Village, Military test facility in Tooele County, United States.
German Village is a collection of replica German residential buildings located on Dugway Proving Ground, with each structure recreating authentic details such as roof framing, room layouts, and structural components. The buildings stand on a test facility designed specifically for military experiments.
The United States Army built these replicas in 1943 to test the effectiveness of incendiary bombs before deploying them over German cities. The project arose from military planning to study real destruction patterns before launching large-scale bombing campaigns.
The buildings display features of German residential architecture from the 1940s, with typical roof designs and room layouts that visitors can observe today. This construction style helps people understand the everyday living spaces that were common in Germany during that era.
The site is located within a military restricted area and is not accessible to the public without special permission. Information and photographs are primarily available through archive materials and Library of Congress documentation.
The AN-M50 incendiary bomb was tested here and later influenced the development of a large portion of the incendiary weapons actually used against Germany during World War II. These experiments provided practical insights into destruction patterns and fire behavior in real building structures.
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