List of V-1 storage depots
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
To supply World War II V-1 flying bombs to launch sites in the Calais region, Germany began construction on several storage depots in August 1943:[1]
- Renescure near Saint-Omer (finished November 1943, bombed June 16, 1944)[2]
- Sautricourt near Saint-Pol (bombed June 16, 1944)[2]
- Domléger near Abbeville (bombed June 14 & 16 1944)[1]
- Neuville-au-Bois in the Somme département (bombed June 21, 1944,[2] never completed)
- Saint-Martin-l'Hortier (bombed June 21[2] & July 1,[3] 1944, never completed)
- Biennais (never completed)
For serving the 10 launch sites planned for Normandy, a depot was constructed at
A depot to serve Cherbourg launches was near
By February/March 1944, a plan for three new underground V-1 storage sites was put into effect for
- Nucourt between Pontoise and Gisors (bombed June 22, 1944)[2]
- Saint-Leu-d'Esserent
- Rilly-la-Montagne railway tunnel (near Reims) (bombed July 24 & July 31, 1944.)[3]
A larger "Heavy Crossbow"[4] bunker was built at
- Siracourt, between Calais and the river Somme,[5]
as a V-1 storage depot.[6] The Siracourt and Équeurdreville sites were completed as V-1 bunkers, but a bunker at Löttinghen never progressed beyond site clearance.[1]
Additionally, RAF historical records indicate flying-bomb stores at
- Bois de Cassan (bombed August 2-4, 1944)[3]
- Forêt de Nieppe (bombed July 24/25 & August 3, 1944)[3]
- Trossy St. Maximin (bombed August 3-4, 1944)[3][2][3]
and an additional source indicates a depot at
[edit] References & Notes
- See also: Operation Crossbow
- ^ a b Henshall (1985). Hitler’s Rocket Sites. St Martin's Press, p143,152,187,209.
- ^ a b c d e f 8th Air Force 1944 Chronicles. Retrieved on 2007-05-25. 1944: January, February, June, July, August, September
- ^ a b c d e Campaign Diary. Royal Air Force Bomber Command 60th Anniversary. UK Crown. Retrieved on 2007-05-24. 1944: June, July, August, September, October, November, December 1945: January, February, March, April
- ^ Investigations of the "Heavy Crossbow" installations in Northern France. (html). The Papers of Lord Duncan-Sandys. Churchill Archives Centre (February 1945). Retrieved on 2007-05-09.
- ^ Ordway, Frederick I, III; Sharpe, Mitchell R. The Rocket Team, Apogee Books Space Series 36. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, p118.
- ^ Irving, David (1964). The Mare's Nest. London: William Kimber and Co, p168,220,245,246.
