Editing V-2 rocket (section)

=== Direct attack and disinformation===
The only effective defences against the V-2 campaign were to destroy the launch infrastructure—expensive in terms of bomber resources and casualties—or to cause the Germans to aim at the wrong place by [[disinformation]]. The British were able to convince the Germans to direct [[V-1 flying bomb|V-1s]] and V-2s aimed at London to less populated areas east of the city. This was done by sending deceptive reports on the sites hit and damage caused via the German espionage network in Britain, which was secretly controlled by the British (the [[Double-Cross System]]).{{sfn|Ramsey|2016|p=100}}

According to the BBC television presenter Raymond Baxter, who served with the RAF during the war, in February 1945 his squadron was performing a mission against a V2 launch site, when they saw one missile being launched. One member of Baxter's squadron opened fire on it, without effect.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.v2rocket.com/start/deployment/denhaag.html|title=V2ROCKET.COM – Den Haag (The Hague, Wassenaar, Hoek van Holland (Hook of Holland)|website=www.v2rocket.com|access-date=28 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223065336/http://www.v2rocket.com/start/deployment/denhaag.html|archive-date=23 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 3 March 1945, the Allies attempted to destroy V-2s and launching equipment in the "Haagse Bos" in The Hague by a [[Bombing of the Bezuidenhout|large-scale bombardment]], but due to navigational errors the [[Bezuidenhout]] quarter was destroyed, killing 511 Dutch civilians.