Wernher von Braun has gone from firing rocket powered children's toys along Berlin streets to a research centre near Berlin and finally to his own research facility, financed by the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe, at Peenemünde but it would not be long before death literally came calling. 

This is the second episode in what has, due to the amount needed to be told, has been extended to a 3 part show. Listen to episode 1 here.  

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