Verein für Raumschiffahrt (VfR) Activities and Launches (1927–1934)

1. VfR founded in Breslau

   Jul 5, 1927Labels: VfR, Breslau

   • DE Wiki
   • Winkler bio

2. Die Rakete becomes the VfR’s central outlet

   Jul 15, 1927Labels: Die Rakete, VfR

   • DE Wiki
   • Journal listing

3. VfR registered as a legal association

   Aug 4, 1927Labels: VfR, Breslau registry

   • DE Wiki

4. Oberth tests a liquid-fuel engine at UFA

   Jul 1, 1929Labels: Hermann Oberth, UFA Studios

   • DE Wiki

5. Valier conducts a successful liquid-fuel test firing

   Jan 25, 1930Labels: Max Valier, Heylandt Works

   • EN Wiki

6. VfR holds its first member assembly in Berlin

   Mar 4, 1930Labels: VfR, Berlin assembly

   • DE Wiki

7. Official measurements support VfR engine testing

   Jul 19, 1930Labels: Chemisch-Technische Reichsanstalt, VfR

   • DE Wiki

8. Raketenflugplatz Berlin opens in Tegel

   Sep 27, 1930Labels: Raketenflugplatz Berlin, Tegel

   • DE Launchsite
   • EN Launchsite

9. VfR builds MIRAK III liquid rocket

   Jan 1, 1931Labels: MIRAK III, Rudolf Nebel

   • Deutsches Museum

10. Winkler’s HW-1 launches near Dessau

    Mar 14, 1931Labels: Johannes Winkler, HW-1

    • Winkler bio
    • SOVA finding aid

11. Military rocket work begins at Kummersdorf-West

    Jan 1, 1932Labels: Kummersdorf-West, German Army

    • Kummersdorf museum

12. MIRAK III is demonstrated at Kummersdorf

    Jan 1, 1932Labels: MIRAK III, Kummersdorf

    • Kummersdorf museum

13. Von Braun signs a contract with the Army

    Nov 1, 1932Labels: Wernher von, Army Ordnance

    • Kummersdorf museum

14. Raketenflugplatz Berlin is shut down

    Sep 30, 1933Labels: Raketenflugplatz Berlin, Nazi authorities

    • EN Launchsite
    • PT Launchsite

15. VfR dissolves amid rising restrictions

    Jan 1, 1934Labels: VfR, dissolution

    • EN Wiki
    • FR Wiki