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World War II: A German V-2 rocket hits a Woolworth's shop in New Cross, London, killing 168 people.

Historical image related to World War II: A German V-2 rocket hits a Woolworth's shop in New Cross, London, killing 168 people. from November 26, 1944

V-2 rocket

German long-range ballistic missile

The V2, with the technical name Aggregat-4 (A4), was the world's first long-range guided ballistic missile. The missile, powered by a liquid-propellant rocket engine, was developed during the Second World War in Nazi Germany as a "vengeance weapon" and assigned to attack Allied…
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New Cross

Human settlement in England

New Cross is an area in south-east London, England, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south-east of Charing Cross in the London Borough of Lewisham and the SE14 postcode district. New Cross is near St Johns, Telegraph Hill, Nunhead, Peckham, Brockley, Deptford and Greenwich, and home to…
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