Title

Baltic island of Ruegen, alleged first atomic bomb test. On 12 October 1944

Caption

Baltic island of Ruegen, alleged first atomic bomb test. On 12 October 1944 the german army carried out what they called “a test of the disintegration bomb''. nine months before the New Mexico U.S. nuclear device was set off, Nazi Germany detonated a nuclear bomb on the island of Rugen in the Baltic Sea, the first in a series of three tests. It has been reported that Luigi Romersa, an Italian correspondent during World War II, was personally dispatched by the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) to the island of Rugen to witness the weapons test. Romersa (1917-2007) was the last known witness, at least to have come forward, to what he and some historians have said was the detonation of a Nazi nuclear device.

Date

1944

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP24A00_027

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

195,1Mb (1,8Mb) / 34,1in x 22,2in / 10224 x 6669 (300dpi)

Keywords

Baltic island Ruegen alleged first atomic bomb test 12 October 1944 german disintegration bomb Rugen Baltic Sea Luigi Romersa Italian Nazi nuclear World War Two nuclear energy nuclear physics atomic weapons

Restrictions

Editorial use only.