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In the Second World War, Arnsberg suffered widespread destruction and loss of lives when British bombers breached the dam of the Möhnesee reservoir on the night of May 16-17 1943 (Operation Chastise). The nearby Abbey Himmelpforten was completely washed away. Many citizens were also killed when British air raids targeted the railway viaduct which was finally destroyed on March 19, 1945 using a Grand Slam bomb.

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