World War II: Secrets from Above

In 1942 the Nazis created the first ever cruise and ballistic missiles. These weapons threatened to unleash aerial terror on a massive scale across Europe. Consequently, the Allies were forced to intervene and halt Hitler's plans before they could be deployed.

Hitler's Vengeance Weapons is a television programme presented as a single episode. Classified as a programme in the genre of an episode, it examines a specific period of World War II through a focused narrative lens. The core of the episode centres on the year 1942, when Nazi Germany succeeded in creating the world’s inaugural cruise and ballistic missiles. This technological breakthrough placed a new, formidable threat in the hands of Hitler’s regime, prompting the Allied powers to mount an urgent effort to prevent the weapons from being used. The documentary highlights the significance of these weapons as the first of their kind, underscoring how their development marked a turning point in aerial warfare. By showcasing the novelty of the missiles, the programme conveys the unprecedented nature of the danger they represented. Finally, the story follows the Allies’ race against time to halt Hitler’s plans before he could unleash a campaign of terror from the skies. Their mission, driven by the fear of a new form of bombardment, forms the driving tension of the episode, illustrating the high stakes of confronting this emerging menace.