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SPECIAL DAMBUSTERS
BUMPER ISSUE
DAMBUSTERS
70th ANNIVERSARY
BRITAIN’S BEST SELLING MILITARY HISTORY MONTHLY
Shelled In August 1915
THE LOSS
OF SUBMARINE E13
REVEALED:
•
Test Sites Explored
•
Guy Gibson’s Office at
RAF Scampton
•
The Surviving Möhne
Dam Model
… and more
NI
THE BATTLE OF AN
s in
HILATION
Tank Action in
North Africa, 1941
4
BAW
400TX
UNCOVERED:
ONE OF GUERNSEY’S
WARTIME TUNNELS
Issue
73
MAY 2013
£4.30
PLUS:
FAR EAST PoW ESCAPE; THE HUNT FOR TIRPITZ
4A
4A
BAW
35mm
Notes from
the Dugout
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It never ceases to amaze me how much I learn each month as we put together
the next issue of the magazine. This month’s edition was certainly no exception.
One of the biggest revelations was to discover more of the events
surrounding the fighting at Sidi Rezegh in November 1941. It surprised me
how such an important battle is relatively unknown to many modern historians.
It would also seem that I am not alone in having this view. As we point out
in the article (Battle of Annihilation on page 45), Sir Geoffrey Cox, himself a
veteran of the fighting in North Africa, once described this offensive as “the
forgotten battle of the Desert War”.
General Bill Gentry, who would go on to become the New Zealand Chief of
Staff, served under the Commander of the New Zealand Division, Lieutenant-
General Bernard Freyberg, during the battle. Of the 2nd New Zealand Division,
he wrote that it would “later became more skilful, especially in the higher
ranks, and was probably more effective, but it is doubtful if it ever fought
again with the same fury and determination as it did in that short and confused
campaign”.
Freyberg himself stated: “Whenever I discussed such [a dangerous]
operation with one of my senior commanders we were always comforted by
the reflection that the operation was not so hazardous as Sidi Rezegh during the
approach to relieve Tobruk.”
Another revelation was encountered whilst preparing our special Dambusters
section, when I was privileged to be able to visit a 1/50th scale model of the
Möhne Dam – having been surprised to learn that such a fascinating piece of
the “bouncing bomb” story can still be seen in a quiet corner of Watford! We
reveal more on page 53.
Martin Mace
Editor
COVER STORY
© Key Publishing Ltd., 2013
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To mark the 70th anniversary of Operation
Chastise,
the attack on the Möhne,
Eder and Sorpe dams by 617 Squadron, the Dambusters, we examine some of
the locations in the UK that are connected with the events of May 1943 and the
squadron involved – sites that can be visited today. Our special Dambusters section
begins on
page 51.
This month’s cover painting, “Loading Upkeep” by the renowned aviation artist
Philip E. West, depicts Wing Commander Guy Gibson’s Avro Lancaster AJ-G being
prepared by the groundcrew for its involvement in Operation
Chastise.
For more
information on the painting and the print editions available, please contact The
Art Studio, PO Box 154, Shaftesbury, SP7 7AR, or telephone + 44 (0)1747 828810.
Alternatively, Philip’s website can be seen at:
www.aviationfineart.co.uk
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BACK ISSUES
18
BRITAIN’S BIGGEST GUN
HEADS TO HOLLAND
During the Second World War, large
railway guns formed part of Britain’s
defences to counter the threat of a
German invasion. One of the last
surviving barrels from one of these
guns, an 18-inch Breech Loading
(BL) Railway Howitzer, the biggest
gun in Britain, has been sent to the
Continent.
ISSUE 73
MAY 2013
Page
87
Page
25
Features
25
31
37
THE HUNT FOR TIRPITZ
Chris Goss
reveals the story of Alfred Fane and his
involvement in the hunt for the German battleship
Tirpitz.
Despite the fact that the HMS
E13
had run aground on the
coast of neutral Denmark, she still came under attack.
During the night of 16/17 April 1941, a parachute mine
landed near Charing Cross Station and failed to explode.
Chris Ransted
reveals how it was dealt with.
THE LOSS OF SUBMARINE E13
THE MINE NOW ARRIVING AT PLATFORM 1 …
To mark the 70th anniversary of Operation
Chastise,
the attack
on the Möhne, Eder and Sorpe dams by 617 Squadron, the
Dambusters, we examine some of the locations in the UK that
are connected with the events of May 1943 and the squadron
involved – sites that can be visited today.
51
DAMBUSTERS SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
45
87
THE BATTLE OF ANNIHILATION
We examine the fighting at Sidi Rezegh in November 1941
during one of the most punishing tank battles of the Second
World War.
A remarkable series of images reveals how the crew of
a 226 Squadron Boston II were buried on the island of
Wangerooge with full military honours.
FULL MILITARY HONOURS
Page
108
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91
OVER THE TOP TOGETHER
On the morning of the first day of the Battle of the Somme,
the Pals Battalions of the 94th Brigade climbed out of their
trenches and headed out into No Man’s Land.
ASHCROFT’S “HERO OF THE MONTH”
103
LORD
third instalment in adetails examining hisSecondof
In the
series
“Hero
the Month”, Lord Ashcroft
the actions of
Lieutenant William Rhodes-Moorhouse.
22
44
Warfare, 1914.
KEY MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE
BRITISH ARMY 5:
Deadlock – The Onset of Trench
EAST PoW ESCAPE
108
FAR
an audacious fiescape from Japanese captivityfront of a
How
inspired
by British guerrilla ghters ended in execution in
firing squad.
OF GUERNSEY’S
123
ONE
Powell describes one
WARTIME TUNNELS
Steve
of the largest of the wartime
tunnels on Guernsey and the objects that were hidden
Regulars
6
BRIEFING ROOM
News, Restorations, Discoveries and Events from around the
UK.
away inside.
83
TANK TIMES
of
Tank Times
from Bovington.
The latest edition
WAR
99
IMAGE OF
1943: A Clipped Propeller
4 December
100
WEIRD AND WONDERFUL WINGS
The Gloster G.39.
115
DATES THAT
of
SHAPED THE WAR
events that affected
We chart some the key moments and
the United Kingdom in May 1943.
110
RECONNAISSANCE REPORT
A look at new books and products.
WOULD SAVE IN
130
WHAT I
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at the Pembroke
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Squadron
Dock Sunderland Trust.

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