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In early 1945 Obersturmfuhrer Walter Girg was given command of a small unit of SS commandos whose task was to operate Russian tanks behind enemy lines
The 1st Battalion were dropped at 1403
He was flying Spitfire DW-Z (R6802)
just 9 men escaped from K17 and just 8 survived the freezing waters
were lost having landed in unexpected marshes and swollen rivers
Target Y The Eder Dam Raid, The Ruhr Valley, 17th May 1943 by David Pentland. (GS) SQN240 In early 1945 Obersturmfuhrer WalterDHM1217GS. Target Y The Eder Dam Raid, The Ruhr Valley, 17th May 1943 by David Pentland. At 0154am, Pilot officer Les Knight in Avro Lancaster AJ N transmitted the codeword Dinghy, the signal that the Eder Dam had been successfully breached. Although the target was undefended by flak, its location made it extremely difficult to hit. In fact, four of the five aircraft involved in the attack failed in their attempts and Knight's was the last available