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October 20, 2025

From Hitler’s Rockets to America’s Arsenal – W2W 049

Filed under: Germany, History, Military, Space, Technology, USA, WW2 — Tags: , , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

TimeGhost History
Published 19 Oct 2025

From the ashes of Nazi Germany to the launch pads of the American desert, the story of the nation’s first ballistic missile is one filled with contradiction. A man who once served the SS soon became a celebrated figure in the United States, and his weapon of war was transformed into a symbol of progress. Here, we will explore how this unlikely journey unfolded and what it reveals about science, power, and morality in the modern age.

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Hosted by: Sebastian Brandstetter
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson
Co-produced by: Sebastian Brandstetter
Creative Director: Iryna Dulka
Community Management: Anna Deinhard & Tom Aldis
Written by: Jesse Karami, Sebastian Brandstetter
Research by: Jesse Karami, Sebastian Brandstetter
Edited by: Karolina Dołęga
Color grading by: Karolina Dołęga
Artwork by: Anna Deinhard
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński

Colorizations by: Karolina Dołęga, Mikołaj Uchman

Image sources:
Bundesarchiv
National Archives NARA
NASA
Photo of the political prisoners attaching the V-2 missile’s engine to the missile’s body courtesy of Ullstein Bilderdienst

Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
“Darkness Closing In – Max Anson
“Fly Baby Fly” – Fabien Tell
“Iron Warrior” – Reynard Seidel
“Last Man Standing 3” – Johannes Bornlöf
“Leave It All Here” – Fabien Tell
“Plausible Cause” – Fabien Tell
“Please Hear Me Out” – Philip Ayers
“Rememberance” – Fabien Tell
“The End Of The World 2” – Håkan Eriksson
“The Eternal War” – Dream Cave
“Weapon of Choice” – Fabien Tell

A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.

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  3. Who Killed Pakistan’s First Prime Minister, Liaquat Ali Khan? – W2W 42

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