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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Today in World War II History

Möhne Dam day after raid
70 Years Ago—May 16, 1943: RAF’s dam-buster raid destroys two dams (Möhne and Eder) in the Ruhr Valley in Germany with “bouncing bombs,” causes flooding. Germans crush Jewish ghetto uprising in Warsaw; 13,000 killed in uprising, 50,000 captured.
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1 comment:

  1. Noelle the dreamerMay 16, 2013 at 4:11 PM

    Sarah,
    Since you mentioned this well known event, I thought you might like to read Janice's post:

    http://bluebell-woods.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-dam-busters.html

    Great photos!

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