Kummersdorf
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Kummersdorf is the name of an estate near Luckenwalde at 52°05' N and 13°20' E, around 25km south of Berlin, in the Brandenburg region of Germany. Until 1945 Kummersdorf hosted the weapon office of the German Army which ran a development centre for future weapons, as well as an artillery range.
Wernher von Braun developed the liquid propellant rockets type A-1 and A-2 in Kummersdorf; this research was moved to Peenemünde in 1936 as the facility was too small for testing. Other reasons for the move included the need for a secret and secure testing site, as well as the decision of the Luftwaffe to join the development of rockets. After 1938 Kummersdorf was used for nuclear research.
On July 16th, 1934 Dr. Kurt Wahmke and 2 technicians were killed at an explosion of a rocket engine.
See also
External links
- Kummersdorf entry in "The Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Astronomy, and Spaceflight" (http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/K/Kummersdorf.html)
- http://members.aol.com/kummersdrf/kummer0.htm
- http://www.astronautix.com/sites/kumsdorf.htm
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