Moehne Dam

The Mohne (Möhnesee) municipality is situated around the Mohne (Moehne) Reservoir (hence the name), approx. 10 km south of Soest. On the night of the 16/17 May 1943, the Dam which contains the Mohnesee (Moehnesee) was breached in an attack by Avro Lancaster Bombers of 617 Squadron of the British Royal Air Force, the "Dambusters".