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Albert Puellenberg began construction of a series of increasingly sophisticated rockets in 1928. After further private rocketry development was prohibited in 1934, Puellenberg continued his work in secret, culminating with the extremely sophisticated VR12 rocket in 1938. This was the end of the line and the last privately-developed rocket built in Germany until 1956.

Albert Puellenberg began construction of a series of increasingly sophisticated rockets in 1928. His 'Hannover Group' fired the VR1 rocket in 1931. By 1933 his Diesel-FT-Rak 3 had achieved, independently and in miniature scale, many of the design innovations and the external appearance of Von Braun's later V-2. After a visit by Dornberger in 1935, his group was dissolved and further flight tests from Puellenberg's 'Rocketport Hannover' were prohibited. Some of Puellenberg's disciples went to Peenemuende and joined Von Braun. Puellenberg continued his work in secret, successfully firing the extremely sophisticated VR12 rocket in static tests in 1938. This was the end of the line and the last privately-developed rocket built in Germany until 1956.