Operation Chastise (Dambusters Raid) 16–17 May 1943 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Operation Chastise was an attack on German dams carried out on 16–17 May 1943 by Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron, subsequently publicised as the "Dam Busters", using a specially developed "bouncing bomb" invented and developed by Barnes Wallis. The Möhne and Edersee Dams were breached, causing catastrophic flooding of the Ruhr valley and of villages in the Eder valley; the Sorpe Dam sustained only minor damage. Two hydroelectric p

2.2M views · 3K reactions | During Operation Chastise, Britain’s Squadron 617 launched a daring and innovative attack on German hydroelectric dams. The mission would see the use of a new, specially designed bomb... one that could skip on the water like a pebble before blowing up its target at precisely the right point... | Dark Documentaries | Facebook

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