Peenemünde Army Research Center

The Peenemünde Army Research Center was founded in 1937 as one of five military proving grounds under the German Army Weapons OfficeAeroballistics and Mathematics Laboratory (Dr. Hermann Steuding)Wind Tunnel (Dr. Rudolph Hermann)Materials Laboratory (Dr. Mäder)Flight, Guidance, and Telemetering Devices (German: BSM) (Dr. Ernst Steinhoff)Development and Fabrication Laboratory was part of the BSM, and additional departments included the Production Planning Directorate (Detmar Stahlknecht), the Personnel Office (Richard Sundermeyer), and the Drawings Change Service.