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Operation Chastise

Operation Chastise, commonly known as the Dambusters Raid, was an attack on German dams carried out on the night of 16/17 May 1943 by 617 Squadron RAF Bomber Command, later called the Dam Busters, using special bouncing bombs developed by Barnes Wallis.

Operation Chastise
Operation Chastise · Flying Officer Jerry Fray RAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
16 May 1943 – 17 May 1943
Where
Eder
Era
Modern

Topics

Germany1,250 BCE – today

Before and after

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