Russia Believed Testing V-2s at Peenemuende

This article from the New York Herald Tribune, dated August 1, 1946, reports on the suspected resumption of V-2 rocket testing by the Soviet Union at the Peenemuende facility in northern Pomerania. The report relies on information provided by an anonymous former Wehrmacht rocket expert residing in Frankfurt am Main. According to this source, recent sightings of rockets over Swedish territory and the Baltic Sea indicate that the Russians have returned the Peenemuende station to operational status. The informant notes that while Peenemuende was bombed by the Royal Air Force during the war, the launching sites remained largely intact. Furthermore, the article claims that the Russians are operating former German rocket production and assembly plants at Nordhausen, Bleicherode, Sondershausen, and Saalfeld. The informant explains that while the Russians face significant challenges in acquiring skilled labor and key technicians—many of whom were taken to the United States or England—they are still managing to conduct research. The article concludes by noting that at least one top-ranking rocket engineer, a friend of the informant, is currently working for the Russians.