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This clip from Pathe shows the raid on the Panzership Lutzow at Swinemunde, Poland (starts at 0.59). It's by 617 Squadron and dated 16th April 1945:


Winged War - British Pathé

A five-ton bomb achieved a near-miss and opened up 30 m of Lützow's side and she assumed a 56 degree list to starboard. Two 1.000 lb bombs which hit the forward and aft 28 cm magazines failed to explode. The ship was finished but one main turret was repaired and used against the Russians until the shells ran out. She was then scuttled and remained on the river until 1947 when the Russians managed to refloat the ship and towed it to Gdansk Bay where it was sunk.


Alan Cooper followed up his book on 617 Dambusters with 'Beyond the Dams to the Tirpitz':


Beyond the Dams to the Tirpitz: Amazon.co.uk: Alan W. Cooper: Books Beyond the Dams to the Tirpitz: Amazon.co.uk: Alan W. Cooper: Books
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