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Did von Braun have "a thing" for fins? Why did Saturn I block 2 get fins because itsit's a "von Braun" rocket?

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Did von Braun have "a thing" for fins? Why did Saturn I block 2 get fins because its a "von Braun" rocket?

At about 05:55 in Scott Manley's new video NASA Might Be Giving Away A Saturn I Rocket - Here's Why I Love This Vintage Booster he says:

So the Saturn; the first four blockone Saturns, they didn’t have the fins. The block two, they got the fins, because of course this is a rocket by Von Braun.

Why did the block two Saturn I rockets get fins "because of course this is a rocket by Von Braun"?