| Pédrefin V-2 radioguidance base | |
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aliases: | |
| Part of Nazi Germany | |
| Prédefin, Pas-de-Calais, France | |
  Pédrefin V-2 radioguidance base | |
| Coordinates | 50°29′38.82″N 2°15′35.14″E / 50.4941167°N 2.2597611°E |
| Type | |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | No |
| Condition | ruins |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943–1944 |
| Built for | V-2 radioguidance base |
| Built by | Organization Todt |
| In use | never used |
| Materials | Reinforced concrete |
| Battles/wars | Operation Crossbow |
| Events |
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The Pédrefin V-2 radioguidance base was a radioguidance base for V-2 rockets built by Nazi Germany near the village of Prédefin, located 16 kilometers northwest of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise in Pas-de-Calais, France.[1] [2] Constructed by the Organisation Todt during World War II. Its purpose was to track and guide V2 rockets launched from nearby the Watten and Helfaut-Wizernes bunkers using a radio guidance system called "Leitstrahl" in combination with the Roquetoire guidance installation.[3][4] Construction began in 1943, involving over 1,200 workers. However, advancements in rocket technology led to the abandonment of fixed radioguidance stations in favor of an inertial platform and mobile firing stations by early 1944.[5] Consequently, the completed Prédefin site was transferred from the German Army to the Luftwaffe.[6]
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