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A young boy killed and set aflame by a V-2 rocket attack on the main intersection in Antwerp on the main allied supply line to Holland. Belgium, November 27, 1944
Reason
Nice composition and subject matter, this image was published in some magazines and newspapers I believe, a good example a civilian casualty of a ballistic rocket as well the desperation of the Germans at this stage of the war (V = Vergeltungswaffe or Vengeance weapon, as said by Dr Goebbels)
Articles this image appears in
V-2, Vergeltungswaffe
Creator
US Army/ Ingeldew. T3c., Photographer
Okay I will try and find out more about this incident but I'm not sure if it can be determined who launched the V-2 other than saying it was Nazi Germany, there were hundreds of such attacks in 1944, the caption is pulled straight from the national archives database, and is a typical POV editorialized caption of the time, I will reword it. Bleh999 12:24, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I found this link about the attacks on Antwerp on that day [1] see under 'Teniers Square' Bleh999 12:51, 5 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:V-2victimAntwerp1944.jpg MER-C 07:53, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]