The Dam Busters Raid The Dortmund Ems Canal - 617 Squadron - Operation Garlic

The Dortmun Ems Canal Raid is much less well known than 617 Squadrons famous Dam Busters Raid. However, 617 Squadrons attack on the Dortmund Ems Canal is every bit as fascinating as the Dam Busters mission!

617 Squadron RAF became world famous after Guy Gibson led the Lancasters on the Dam Busters raid. Following the Dam Busters raid however, the squadrons activities are much less well known.

With Guy Gibson posted to the USA, 617 Squadron were left to carry out routine operations such as propergander letter dropping. For some, this seemed to be a waste of such a specialist unit and when Air Commodore Harold Satterly identified a target requiring a specialist attack, he knew immediately that The Dam Busters were the men for the job.

The Dortmund Ems Canal was an important waterway for the Germans, enabling to transport materials and machinery from the Rhur industrial heartland, Satterly proposed to use 617 Squadrons Dam Busting expertise once more.

This is the enthralling story of how 617 Squadron, attacked the Dortmund Ems Canal.

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