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This week in the War, 2–8 October 1944: Dam-buster style raid against the seawall at Walcheren in Holland

This week in the war, on 3 October 1944, the RAF successfully attacked the seawall on the Dutch island of Walcheren. Aircraft dropped the same kind of ‘Barnes Wallis’ bombs that had been used by the Dam Buster squadron to breach German … Continue reading

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