96 - Bridge Busters: The Dortmund-Ems Canal Raid

The WW2 Podcast

Angus Wallace

Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2019

⏱️ 43 minutes

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In this episode we're looking at an RAF raid in 1940 against the Dortmund-Ems canal. The canal was a vital trade route with huge amounts of supplies and raw materials passing along it daily.

With the fall of France and the build up to Operation Sealion, the invasion of Britain, interrupting the traffic on the canal would aid in upsetting the German timetable. But to undertake the task a level of accuracy was needed from the RAF which was hitherto unheard of… It was very much a proto-dambusters raid.

Joining me to discuss the raid is Dr Mark Felton, author of The Bridge Busters.

We've spoken to Mark before, we looked Operation Cowboy, where some elements of the Whermacht joined with the Americans to save the world famous Lipizaner horses at the close of WWII. In episode 49, we discussed British VIP POWs held by the Italians. If you've not heard it, dig it out. I think it's my favorite episode of the WW2 podcast so far.

You can also find Mark on YouTube here.

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0:30.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of the World War II podcast. I'm Angus Wallace.
0:35.3	In this episode we're going to be looking at an Ari F raid in 1940
0:40.8	against the Dortmund EmM's Canal.
0:44.1	The Canal was a vital trade route with huge amounts of supplies and raw materials passing
0:51.2	along it daily. With the fall of France and the buildup to
0:55.6	Operation Seeline, the Inversion of Britain, interrupting the traffic on the canal
1:00.9	would aid in upsetting the German invasion timetable.
1:06.3	But to undertake the task a level of accuracy was needed from theF. which was hitherto unheard of. It was very much a
1:16.2	Proto Dambusters raid. So joining me to discuss the raid is Mark Felton, author of the bridge busters. We've had Mark on before.
1:27.0	Last year we looked at Operation Cowboy where some elements of the Vemark joined with the Americans to save the world famous
1:36.2	Lipidzana horses at the close of World War II.
1:39.4	I've also discussed in episode 49 British VIP prisoners held by the Italians.
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