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Aug 29, 2018 · Here are five secret Nazi weapons that were either manufactured as prototypes or actually saw action in World War Two. 1. Fritz X. The USS Savannah is pictured off Salerno on 11 September 1943 after being hit by a Fritz X. This guided anti-ship glide munition (see main image at the top) was one of Hitler’s most secret bombs.
- StG 44. The Sturmgewehr 44, or StG 44 is considered by many to be the world’s first assault rifle. The StG 44’s design was so successful that modern assault rifles such as the infamous AK-47 and M16 designs are derived from it.
- Goliath Tracked Mine. Some of you will love this one. “What are these little guys?” , you may ask. Remember that toy RC car that you had as a kid? Well the Nazis simply strapped a bomb to that-sort of like a mini RC car of doom.
- Panzer VIII Maus. Completed in late 1944, this super-heavy tank holds the title for being the heaviest tank ever built. Weighing in at around a colossal 188 tonnes, this ended up bringing its downfall.
- Schwerer Gustav. Also known as “The Great Gustav”, this is the single largest cannon ever built and used in history. (Only two were ever built; the second one was called “Dora”) Designed by Krupp Industries, this ultra-heavy railway gun weighed around 1350 tonnes, and could fire seven tonne shells up to a range of 29 miles.
Die Glocke (German: [diː ˈɡlɔkə], 'The Bell') was a purported top-secret scientific technological device, wonder weapon, or Wunderwaffe developed in the 1940s in Nazi Germany.
Dec 4, 2014 · The V-3. The V-3 was the third and final in the line of the Vergeltungswaffen (retaliatory weapons) secret weapons of the Third Reich. Two huge bunkers were built in Northern France to hold the supergun, which was essentially a huge 130 metre (430ft) cannon.
Apr 13, 2020 · From the Nazi side, Propaganda Minister Josef Goebbels stoked fear with claims, beginning in 1943, of coming Wunderwaffen (wonder or miracle weapons) that would turn the tide and exact Vergeltung (vengeance or revenge) for the indiscriminate Allied bombing of German cities.
It’s easy to forget that there are roughly 14,000 nuclear weapons out in the world, with the combined power to extinguish the lives of around three billion people – or even the extinction...
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