Although it sounds pretty amazing, Nazis and Third Reich really had this idea, of course, among the many other unusual ideas. The plan was to make a huge mirror, wide almost 2 kilometers and aimed with the help of sunlight to destroy the enemies of Hitler with the effect of magnifying glass.
These pictures were found by the U.S. military, immediately after the fall of Germany in 1945, which indicates that the Germans had a strong intention to build this mirror. Images published Life Magazine.
One of the main culprits for the existence of this project is Hermann Oberth, German physicist and engineer and a pioneer in space science and the creation of rockets. 14 years managed to make his first rocket, while his clothes were much used in German rockets with a wide range Fau 2 (V2).
The idea for this super-weapon dates back to 1923 and originally was intended to mirror focusing sunlight in places where they are most needed. The construction of this miracle then would cost about three million marks, and lasted 15 years.
When Allied forces reached the German bunkers in 1945 and have found these plans have seen that Germany has perfected the project Oberth and were in the process of finding a way to realize this project.
Although no details about the process of construction for this mirror, Life magazine claims that the plan was that the mirror should reach orbit already fitted.
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