Wernher von Brauns Place of Birth

Description: Wernher von Braun was born in Wirsitz, East Prussia (now Wyrzysk, Poland).
Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr¹ von Braun (March 23, 1912 – June 16, 1977) was one of the leading figures in the development of rocket technology in Germany and the United States. Originally a German scientist leading Nazi Germany's rocket program before and during the Second World War, he entered the United States at the end of the war through the then-secret Operation Paperclip. He became a naturalized US citizen and worked on the American ICBM program before joining NASA. Today he is generally regarded as the father of the United States space program.

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