I visited the dam while stationed at RAF Gutersloh in 1980. It felt very strange to be there considering RAF Scampton was my first operational station in 1975. There was a elderly German we spoke to who was in tears. When he knew we were British, he kept asking “why did you bomb it?” During the very hot summer of 1980, the answer to your question is you can see the scare of the new build. Thanks for the Video, none of what you saw was there when we went.
I was stationed in the Soest area with the Canadian Army 1956 to 1958. I visited this dam many times and the Eider dam which was also bombed. The damage to the Mohne dam was clearly visible when I was there. I recall a site nearby where one of the Lancasters crashed. These were extra ordinary airmen.
I was stationed in dortmund in 1951 to 1953 in the royal engineers we spent a lot of time on the mohne dam doing our watermanship training we camped in a old farm house i have touch where the bomb went through we used to stay for a couple of weeks it was a great place that is all l can tell you peter bridge gympie qld australia
I can remember driving over the Dam in 1973. There was two halves of a bouncing bomb on far side. We had a picnic in the snow that day; sitting beside it. Strange site and feeling to the place and the scar on dam was very evident.
Nice to see footage...I was there on the exact day and time of the raid in 2017....although one small point, the Lancs came directly over the spit of land right out in front of the dam and not round the corner as author suggests....other than that a nice video!!
I went there in 84/85 on a school water sports trip, I got a photo and can remember the bomb part that was rebuilt and the newer brickwork showed by being a lighter colour.
I Was soldier in 1945 and drove over the dam to a camp for soldiers on short leave . The dam was rebuilt before the end of the war. I am no 97 and still remember my time from May 1945 in Germany.
War is war, its dirty....and during WWII, not all Germans were bad. All sides suffered.... I visited the Mohne dam in 1979 as a kid, I knew of it....but what it meant.
Sobering to think that some of the men flying the Lancasters were in their early twenties.....we wonder if todays Britain could provide men of such calibre, if called upon again ?
I'm 'replying' to myself in regard to my initial question. I see at the end of your film the civilian memorial etc and the information board about the breaching, but is the RAF mentioned?
@@paddycable1723 No thts the Eder Dam. 1 the towers of the Möhne dam are much heavier and larger. 2. At the foot of the towers at the Möhne there were two small houses that are still there today. Here, however, you can see much larger houses and only one per tower. 3. The Möhnetalsperre only has these arches below the roadway. In the picture there are also arches below these arches. There is no such thing on the Möhne 4. The Möhne was hit relatively in the middle between the towers, but in this picture it is much further to the left tower. That is more in line with the Eder Damm. You can also see the relief on the tower, an eagle that Möhne does not have, but Eder upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-C0212-0043-012%2C_Edertalsperre%2C_Zerstörung.jpg upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-637-4192-20%2C_Zerstörte_Möhnetalsperre.jpg
If you look at the face of the dam, there are missing indentations where the breach was. These were not repaired. Good tour though. My mother's cousin, F/Lt Jack Leggo was there in AJ P ED909.
Clare Ravenwood. You have your dams mixed up. The dam in this movie is the Mohne Dam. The dam you are referring to is the Eder Dam, which has sluice gates missing after the repair.
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I visited the dam while stationed at RAF Gutersloh in 1980. It felt very strange to be there considering RAF Scampton was my first operational station in 1975. There was a elderly German we spoke to who was in tears. When he knew we were British, he kept asking “why did you bomb it?”
During the very hot summer of 1980, the answer to your question is you can see the scare of the new build. Thanks for the Video, none of what you saw was there when we went.
I was stationed in the Soest area with the Canadian Army 1956 to 1958. I visited this dam many times and the Eider dam which was also bombed. The damage to the Mohne dam was clearly visible when I was there. I recall a site nearby where one of the Lancasters crashed.
These were extra ordinary airmen.
I was stationed in dortmund in 1951 to 1953 in the royal engineers we spent a lot of time on the mohne dam doing our watermanship training we camped in a old farm house i have touch where the bomb went through we used to stay for a couple of weeks it was a great place that is all l can tell you peter bridge gympie qld australia
I can remember driving over the Dam in 1973. There was two halves of a bouncing bomb on far side. We had a picnic in the snow that day; sitting beside it. Strange site and feeling to the place and the scar on dam was very evident.
God Bless You, Dambusters. You and others save us from evil Germany
Nice to see footage...I was there on the exact day and time of the raid in 2017....although one small point, the Lancs came directly over the spit of land right out in front of the dam and not round the corner as author suggests....other than that a nice video!!
Thanks for the video, may visit next year from the States.
I went there in 84/85 on a school water sports trip, I got a photo and can remember the bomb part that was rebuilt and the newer brickwork showed by being a lighter colour.
hi there, great video, Guy Gibson would be most impressed if he saw it now,
I've been a couple of times. Well worth a visit.
I Was soldier in 1945 and drove over the dam to a camp for soldiers on short leave .
The dam was rebuilt before the end of the war. I am no 97 and still remember my time
from May 1945 in Germany.
Good Job , well presented
Very interesting, thank you
War is war, its dirty....and during WWII, not all Germans were bad.
All sides suffered....
I visited the Mohne dam in 1979 as a kid, I knew of it....but what it meant.
great video thank's
Sobering to think that some of the men flying the Lancasters were in their early twenties.....we wonder if todays Britain could provide men of such calibre, if called upon again ?
only the true Brits would stand up to the challenge, the rest would fuck off back "home".
Would you even imagine that we are now digging up Guy Gibson`s dog not to offend someone. Shocking.
Thanks, most interesting. Is there anything at the dam informing visitors of the raid by 617?
I'm 'replying' to myself in regard to my initial question. I see at the end of your film the civilian memorial etc and the information board about the breaching, but is the RAF mentioned?
Thanks Pete for the reply. I wonder how are the (617) dams faring with their integrity with the appalling floods in recent days!?
I am back there in 3 weeks for the 75th Anniversary
When I was there some years ago,our guide (German), suggested that the amount of water spilt “was like spilling a cup of coffee “ !
obviously not standing in front of it then when breached....
well, the guide must have a feckin big cup for his coffee.
It sounds like the guide still has a nettle up his bum from losing the war.
They never talk about the two POW camps down stream that were destroyed by the flood.
To Nick Cooke……..thank you .
2:01 thats the Eder Dam
You are mistaken. I have been to the Mohne dam several times and that is definitely the Mohne.
@@paddycable1723 No thts the Eder Dam. 1 the towers of the Möhne dam are much heavier and larger. 2. At the foot of the towers at the Möhne there were two small houses that are still there today. Here, however, you can see much larger houses and only one per tower. 3. The Möhnetalsperre only has these arches below the roadway. In the picture there are also arches below these arches. There is no such thing on the Möhne 4. The Möhne was hit relatively in the middle between the towers, but in this picture it is much further to the left tower. That is more in line with the Eder Damm.
You can also see the relief on the tower, an eagle that Möhne does not have, but Eder upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-C0212-0043-012%2C_Edertalsperre%2C_Zerstörung.jpg upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-637-4192-20%2C_Zerstörte_Möhnetalsperre.jpg
6:52 have a moan at the Mohne Dam
If you look at the face of the dam, there are missing indentations where the breach was. These were not repaired. Good tour though. My mother's cousin, F/Lt Jack Leggo was there in AJ P ED909.
Clare Ravenwood. You have your dams mixed up. The dam in this movie is the Mohne Dam. The dam you are referring to is the Eder Dam, which has sluice gates missing after the repair.