The Deadliest Factory No One Could Find

Описание: 1943 saw Allied bombers attack Germany's rocket factories at Peenemünde, and they thought the mission was a success… but they were wrong. The V-2 rockets continued to rain down, London was still ablaze, and Antwerp faced relentless strikes. Thousands of rockets were launched, and the Allies had no clue where they originated. The shocking truth? Germany had moved the entire V-2 program underground. Deep within the Kohnstein mountain, engineers carved out Mittelwerk—a colossal tunnel complex completely hidden from the skies. Two main tunnels, countless side galleries, and an entire weapons factory concealed beneath layers of rock and soil. Trains delivered materials straight into the mountain, rockets were assembled in pitch darkness, and fuel was stored deep below. Bombs couldn't reach it. Despite the Allies' aerial supremacy, over 6,000 V-2 rockets were produced in those tunnels. The weapon that should have been extinguished in 1943 continued to terrorize Europe until 1945. But this underground fortress came at a horrifying price: thousands of forced laborers perished while building and laboring within—victims of exhaustion, starvation, and brutal conditions. The tunnels shielded Germany's most advanced weapon… yet became mass graves for those who toiled within. This is the gripping tale of how he concealed his war machine inside a mountain—and why even total air dominance couldn't bring it down.