Sorpe Dam: The Wall the Dambusters Could Not Break
An earth dam with a concrete heart that survived the bouncing bombs in 1943, a Tallboy in 1944 and, in 1959, a live five-tonne bomb found at the bottom of its drained lake.
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Eder Dam: The Second Wall the Dambusters Broke
A Kaiser-era dam in the hills of Hesse, three villages beneath its lake and a gap blasted open in the early hours of 17 May 1943.