V-1
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Summary
V-1 is a missile model[1]. V-1 ranks in the top 6% of missile model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,942 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Wehrmacht[3]
- Manufacturer: Fieseler[4]
- Subclass of: surface-to-surface missile[5], cruise missile[6]
- Part of: V-weapons[7]
- Commons category: V-1[8]
- Country of origin: Nazi Germany[9]
- Participated in conflict: World War II[10]
- Guidance system: compass[11], gyroscope[12]
- Service entry: January 1, 1944[13]
- Service retirement: January 1, 1945[14]
- Commons gallery: V-1[15]
- Total produced: 30,000[16]
- Different from: V1[17]
- Mass: 2150 kg[18]
Why It Matters
V-1 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] V-1 is known by 98 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]