Birth of Werner von Braun23 March 1912
Birth of Werner von Braun
Historical person
Werner von Braun Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Werner von Braun, based on 13 World History Database records associated with Germany.
13 records1912–19779 events5 places
Chronological biography
1912
1937
Technical Director1937
Appointed Technical Director at the rocket research centre
1938
Invention of VI Rocket1938
A prototype of the VI is developed
1942
V2 Rocket3 October 1942
1st successful test launching of of thew V2, liquid fuelled rocket
V2 Rocket3 October 1942
1st successful test launching of of thew V2, liquid fuelled rocket
1943
V2 Rocket1943
Placed in charge of the technical team of the V-2 underground concentration camp. Hitler orders the production of the Vergeltungswaffe V-2 rocket based on the A-4
1944
Bombing of Britain1944
Over 1,400 V-2s are launched against Britain
Arrest of Werner von BraunMarch 1944
Werner von Braun is soon released following the intervention of Albert Speer. Arrested by Himmler on trumped up charges
1945
Arrest of Werner von Braun1945
Surrenders to the Americans & allowed to continue his research in the USA
Exile of Werner von BraunMarch 1945
Surrenders to the Americans & allowed to continue his research in the USA
1950
Technical Director1950
Appointed Technical Director for the US Armys Ballistic Missile Technical Agency
1970
NASA1970
Appointed Leader of NASAs strategic planning
1977
Death of Werner von Braun15 June 1977
Death of Werner von Braun, Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Titles and roles
Leader NASA · Technical Director
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.