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World War II History for May 16

Steven Terjeson | May 16, 2008

Today in WWII History
World War II History for May 16
1943 – Britain began Operation Chastise. The plan was to bomb key dams in order to flood the Ruhr region of Germany. 1,268 people were killed including 700 Russian slave laborers.

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The British Royal Air Force sets into motion a plan to bomb [...]

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