From V2 rockets installed in the Haagse Bos to the accidental bombing by the British forces, The Hague was strongly marked by the war. READ MORE | The 14-year-old assassin who lured Nazis and traitors to their deathsOne of the projects to push back was the infamous V2 rockets. V2 rockets were launched in the Haagse Bos (The Hague) in 1945 from World War II. While a formidable weapon, the V2 rockets were less successful in helping the Nazis hold off Allied invasions. The 1945 bombing of the Bezuidenhout area in the Hague was actually a British accident in World War II.