Defending Britain's Dams

In the wake of Operation ‘Chastise’, fears mounted about the possibility of German retaliation against important British dams The breached Möhne Dam. The tower had a flak gun mounted on it during the ‘Chastise’ attack. RUHR DAMS ASSOCIATION Following destruction of the Möhne and Eder dams by No 617 Squadron, AVM Ralph Cochrane, AOC No 5 Group, observed that the Germans had been “thoroughly scared”. Albert Speer, minister of munitions, was hauled out of bed to organise the clean-up organisation