World War II: Allied air forces begin attacking Germany's secret weapons bases in Operation Crossbow.

Operation Crossbow

World War II Allied operations against German long-range weapons

Crossbow was the code name in World War II for Anglo-American operations against the German long range reprisal weapons (V-weapons) programme. The primary V-weapons were the V-1 flying bomb and V-2 rocket, which were launched against Britain from 1944 to 1945 and used against…