DAMBUSTERS THE: An extremely rare and interesting selection of five vintage 8½ x 11 aerial reconnaissance photographs, the images depicting the dams of the Möhne and Edersee, as taken by the German Luftgaubildstelle VI Munster i. W., at heights of between 4,500 and 8,000 metres, during the period of 10th March - 18th May 1943, comprising the Möhne Dam intact, 10th March 1943, a second of the Möhne Dam breached, with a large flooded area beneath, 18th May 1943, a third image depicting a portion of the Möhne reservoir, drained of water, and the Stockumer Dam intact, 18th May 1943, a fourth of the Edersee Dam intact, 21st April 1943, and a fifth image depicting the Edersee Dam breached, with water flooding onto the land below, 17th May 1943. Each with German Geheime Kommandofache (Secret Command Document) identification stamps to the verso, completed in blue fountain pen ink, recording the day, date, map reference, photographer I.D., etc, a further notification states it is a secret document under §88 of the laws of 24th April 1934, and that duplication is forbidden. One image with a small, neat tear to the left edge, and each with two file holes to the left edge, otherwise VG, 5

Operation Chastise was an attack on German dams carried out on 16th-17th May 1943 by Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron, subsequently publicised as the 'Dam Busters'. The Möhne and Edersee Dams were breached, causing catastrophic flooding of the Ruhr valley, whilst the Sorpe Dam sustained only minor damage.