La Coupole
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La Coupole, also known as the Coupole d'Helfaut-Wizernes and originally codenamed Bauvorhaben 21 or Schotterwerk Nordwest, is a Second World War bunker complex in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Saint-Omer, and some 14.4 kilometers south-southeast from the less developed Blockhaus d'Éperlecques V-2 launch installation in the same area. It was built by the forces of Nazi Germany between 1943 and 1944 to serve as a launch base for V-2 rockets directed against London and southern England and is the earliest known precursor to modern underground missile silos still in existence.
1943 Website,
Wikimedia, Wikidata
Schotterwerk Nordwest, The Dome
France, 
Location: 50.7053, 2.2436, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
2 places
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Blockhaus d'Éperlecques ⓘ
Second World War bunker complex in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, built by Nazi Germany between March 1943 and July 1944 to serve as a launch base for V-2 rockets directed against London and southern England -
La Coupole ⓘ
WWII Nazi-built bunker complex in France
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | Subterranea Britannica page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | launch pad | 1943 | Blockhaus d'Éperlecques | bunker, factory, military museum, launch pad | Wikidata |
| site | launch pad | 1943 | La Coupole | bunker, museum, launch pad | Wikidata |