V2 Attack, Battersea, London, England, 1945

 

 

On 27 January 1945 at 4:04 pm London time a V2 (Vergeltungswaffe 2) rocket hit near the intersection of Usk Road and York Road in the Battersea area of London. This V2 attack resulted in the total destruction of 20 houses and left another 50 badly damaged. It also caused the loss of 17 lives.

 

This was the last time that the SW11 area of London was hit by a rocket attack. It had been previously hit by 24 V1 rockets and 1 other V2.



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A young girl stands in the rubble of her Battersea, London neighborhood. This damage was caused by a V2 rocket attack on 27 January 1945.



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Two men load their possessions into a wagon after the V2 rocket attack on 27 January 1945