V-weapons vast majority aimed at London; 2,515 reached the city, killing 6,184 civilians and injuring 17,981. Croydon to the south, on the flight path of the V1s suffered severely taking 142 hits. V-2 rocket launching sites were set up by the Germans around The Hague in the Netherlands on 6 September 1944. The first was launched from here against London on 8 September 1944 and took an estimated 5 minutes to fly the 200 miles from the Hague to London where it struck at 6.43pm on 8 September on Chiswick causing thirteen casualties. As the V2 explosions came without warning, the
Timeline of the Battle of the Atlantic 1943 February 2, 1943 February 7, 1943 February 15, 1943 March 7, 1943 March 10, 1943 March 16, 1943 March 28, 1943 April 4, 1943 April 12, 1943 April 17, 1943 April 22, 1943 May 6, 1943 May 7, 1943 May 11, 1943 July 31, 1943 September 8, 1943 October 9, 1943 October 31, 1943 December 26, 1943 April 6, 1944 July 20, 1944 August 3, 1944 September 8, 1944 January 27, 1945 March 2, 1945 April 18, 1945 Total Allied losses to mines during 1939 are 79 vessels totaling 262,700 tons. Timeline of the Battle of the Atlantic This