The Nazis Built 30,000 V-1 ‘Buzz Bombs’ to Terrorize London into Submission (It Didn’t Work Out That Way)

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December 8, 2019 Topic: History Region: Europe Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: Buzz BombsV-1Nazi GermanyWorld War IILondonThe Blitz

The Nazis Built 30,000 V-1 ‘Buzz Bombs’ to Terrorize London into Submission (It Didn’t Work Out That Way)

Sorry, Hitler.

As the United States and Russia recently withdrew from the INF treaty, which banned deployment of cheaper, long-range land-based cruise missiles, modern descendents of the V-1 may make a comeback seventy-five years after their reign of terror began. 

Sébastien Roblin holds a master’s degree in conflict resolution from Georgetown University and served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China. He has also worked in education, editing, and refugee resettlement in France and the United States. He currently writes on security and military history for War Is Boring.

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