Tankertrash, I agree with your post re the Moehne attack. I had a tour at Guetersloh & used to sail on the lake most weekends. But I think that the Eder attack was even more challenging; you will recall that the terrain surrounding the Moehnesee consists of low, rolling hills (not the mountains shown in the old film). The Edersee, however, is cradled in a much more rugged environment of steeply-rising terrain (this is why the Germans put no AAA on this dam; they were sure it was impregnable). So, you come in over the top of Waldeck castle on top of the 1,000ft hill north of the dam, sharp dive to water level at the spit of land opposite the dam, turn c90' left, then you've got approx 1200m before the dam wall. Have a look on an imaging website like flashearth.com & you'll see what I mean.
Clearly though, the Moehne attack featured vigorous AAA defence.
And all this in the dark.................balls of steel..............
HB
Last edited by Halton Brat; 11th Jun 2011 at 06:31.