Hitler's secret Nazi war machines of World War II

Today marks the 77th anniversary of the start of World War II 'when Hitler's Nazi army invaded Poland.Hitler's engineers secretly developed some of the most ambitious projects and rapidly produced sophisticated technology decades before its time.In the 2015 fall issue of Weapons of WWII magazine, author KM Lee detailed some of Hitler's advanced weaponry.Here's a look at are some of the secret, lethal weapons the Nazis created during World War II:SEE ALSO:Hitler created the largest gun ever, and it was a total disasterHitler's stealth 'flying wing' bomberReferred to as"Hitler's secret weapon," theHorten Ho 229 bomber was designed to carry2,000 pounds of armaments while flyingat49,000 feet atspeeds north of 600 mph.Equipped withtwin turbojet engines, two cannons, and R4M rockets, the Horten Ho 229 was the world's first stealth aircraft and took its first flight in 1944.Source: Weapons of WWII magazineAccording to the Smithsonian, Nazi Luftwaffe chief Hermann Gring allocated half a million Reich Marks to brothers Reimar and Walter Horten to manufacture the aircraft.Plagued with problems, the Horten didn't last long in combat. Instead, the bomber's engineering did inspire today's modern stealth aircraftlike the Northrop Gruman B-2 bomber.Source: Weapons of WWII magazineThe Fritz X radio-guided bombConsidered the "grandfather of smart bombs," the Fritz X was a 3,450-pound explosive equipped with a radio receiver and sophisticated tail controls that helped guide the bomb to its target.According to the US Air Force, the Fritz X could penetrate 28 inches of armor and could be deployed from 20,000 feet, an altitude out of reach for antiaircraft equipment at the time.Less than a month after it was developed, the Nazis sank Italian battleship Roma off Sardinia in September 1943. However, the Fritz X's combat use was limited since only a few Luftwaffe aircraft were designed to carry the bomb.Source: Weapons of WWII magazineSee the rest of the story at Business Insider
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