In November 1938
Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch gave the green light for
further development of the Peenemünde rocket programs and the
mass-production of rockets. This development also fuelled the need for
the production of liquid oxygen, since the A4 (V2) rocket used this
component mixed with water dilluted alcohol as a propellant. A single
rocket needed 4 tons of each component alone just to succesfully lift
off. |