Wilhelmshaven played a prominent role during World War II as the home of one of the German Navy’s largest bases. It was bombed repeatedly by the U.S. and British Royal Air Forces, and then at
Schwerer Gustav or Hitler's giant gun was a fearsome weapon of war. A distinctive feature of artillery of the Second World War were cannons of every increasing size and caliber. One other such 7 – Siracourt V-1 bunker. The Siracourt V-1 bunker is a Second World War bunker built in 1943-44 by the forces of Nazi Germany at Siracourt, a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. Codenamed Wasserwerk St. Pol (Waterworks St. Pol), it was intended for use as a bomb-proof storage facility and Wunderwaffe. V-1 flying bomb. V-2 missile. V-3 cannon. V-2 rocket at Peenemünde Museum. H.IX V3 flying wing reproduction at the San Diego Air and Space Museum. Wunderwaffe ( German pronunciation: [ˈvʊndɐˌvafə]) is a German word meaning "wonder-weapon" and was a term assigned during World War II by Nazi Germany 's propaganda ministry to ZkPY.