Term | Explanation |
| V-1 | The first of the operational German weapons of reprisal or Vergeltungswaffen. |
| V-2 | Also known as the A4, successor to the V-1. |
| V-3 | Long-range smooth-bore gun designed to fire shells with up to 10kg high-explosive warhead and a range of 93km - never very successful as most installations were destroyed by bombing before they could be used. |
| V-E Day | Victory in Europe Day - 8th May 1945. |
| V-J Day | Victory over Japan Day - 15th August 1945. |
| Valkyrie | Operational code name for the Schwarze Kapelle plot to overthrow the Hitler regime - July 1944. |
| Varsity | Operational code name for the Allied crossing of the Rhine using airborne troops - March 1945. |
| Volkssturm | The German Home Guard. |
| Vulcan | Operational code name for the Allied offensive in Tunisia - May 1943. |
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