 In the six months following Allied liberation , Belgian towns were widely targeted by the unpiloted German V @-@ Bombs . A total of 2 @,@ 342 of these rockets ( mostly of the more advanced V @-@ 2 type ) fell in a 10 @-@ mile radius around Antwerp alone . A post @-@ war SHAEF report estimated V @-@ Bombs had been responsible for killing 5 @,@ 000 people and injuring a further 21 @,@ 000 , mostly in the cities of Liège and Antwerp . 
