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A German A4 rocket lifting off from the test facility at Peenemunde.

Peenemunde was the site of Germany's secret rocketry program, where they developed their V2 rockets that Hitler hoped would win World War II for them. Of course, the V2 rockets did not prove to be Germany's salvation, and eventually the Peenemunde complex was found and destroyed. But a number of its scientists, including Wehrner von Braun, found their way to the United States where they provided the invaluable technical expertise that got the American space program rolling.

The image links to a profile of Peenemunde today.