We have heard the legendary use these missile systems on the Western Front, which in my opinion were counter-productive, just stiffening the resolve of the British, American, and "western" allies to speed up the war.
But we hear very little about deployment of these missile systems against the Russians, which makes me wonder if they were deployed on the Eastern Front at all. If not, why were they not used against the Russians?
Brian Ghilliotti
Did the Germans use the V1 and V2 missile system on the Eastern Front in WW2?
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Re: Did the Germans use the V1 and V2 missile system on the Eastern Front in WW2?
Major Russian cities were out of range (some of them maybe weren't for a few months). The Soviets didn't care much about their civilians anyway.
Polish cities were relatively small and the Soviets cared about the people living there even less.
A single large industrial region (The Upper Silesian Industrial Region) could have been attacked by it was so large the attack would be pointless. And the Red Army practically didn't use it and didn't need it for anything.
So the answer is they weren't used because the Soviets, the Red Army were immune against them.
Polish cities were relatively small and the Soviets cared about the people living there even less.
A single large industrial region (The Upper Silesian Industrial Region) could have been attacked by it was so large the attack would be pointless. And the Red Army practically didn't use it and didn't need it for anything.
So the answer is they weren't used because the Soviets, the Red Army were immune against them.