Highlight • Historical Site
The Helfaut-Wizernes Dome
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Paul_C
August 14, 2023
Running
Don't forget to look up and take a look at the massive concrete dome that was once a secret Nazi V2 rocket base. The Helfaut-Wizernes dome is a complex of bunkers built in 1943 to launch missiles into London. It was never used as intended due to Allied bombing.
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Elevation 50 m
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