Spezialfahrzeuge Peenemünde. Part 1: Design and Production

Spezialfahrzeuge 1: Peenemünde 1942-45. V2 rocket book.

This V2 rocket book covers the various vehicles for fire control, supply, testing, fuel, trailers such as the ‘Meillerwagen’ and ‘Vidalwagen’, trailers for liquids, gantry cranes and rail cars including the launching railroad wagon. All vehicle types are shown; photographs, detailed drawings, designs and technical specifications based on historical documentation, production rate and deployment of the Division z.V. are part of this documentation. 384-pages, hardcover in landscape format, text in English and German with more than 250 rare and unpublished photographs of these unique vehicles and devices. Additionally, copies of rare original documents and a set of detailed 1/35 scale drawings will give historical (technical) researchers and scale modellers a tremendous new source of valuable information.

This first part looks at the design and production. Part 2 will look at training and deployment

After many delays, this book should be available in December 2022

Book Data

Authors: Volker Ruff
ISBN: 9783981690835
Language: English/German
Pages: 384
Photos: 250+
Drawings: 75+
Physical: Hardcover, 300x245mm, landscape