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Originally Posted by researcher111
7. Any info on why the raid was named "Kembs Dum raid " by RAF ? The Kembs dum was 10Km further North
in Alsace France and still there , the mission was in fact against Maerkt dum at Weil Am Rhein , Germany just at
the Swiss border .
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Well, the target was actually a barrage and not a dam - part of the hydroelectric plant Kembs near Märkt, a part of the city of Weil am Rhein.
The remains of the barrage and the plant were blown up by the Germans in April 1945, but soon rebuilt after the war and is still there today as can be seen on Google Maps:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kr...0525,7.5713762
For comparison see the photos taken during the attack:
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ject/205023409