V1 Stellung Neuville

Near the city of Neuville in northern France, the Germans built in 1943, a launch base for their V-1 rockets. There were in Northern France constructed a vast number of this type of simple bases. The base got rockets supplied by rail from production plants and at the base they were prepared and fired from a concrete ramp against England.

V-1 rocket could not be controlled, therefore, the ramp was pointing directly towards the target. The Ramp in Neuville pointing directly at London, 140 miles away.

The distance from the ramp to the goal was important because the V1 first struck the ground when it ran out of fuel, or a special device turned off for the fuel supply. The system was simple but not very accurately.

The simple and light design and diminutive size of the base was a conscious choice by the Germans, it was not to attract to much attention from Allied bombers.