A good question ...
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Originally Posted by Redboots
I wonder what the locals think of your ride.
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The rise is a commemoration of the loss of life on both sides as a result of the raid. It is not triumphal in nature at all.
We are in contact with the local authorities around the Dam and seeking to include bikers from the locality in Germany to join the final portion of the ride. The end of the event will be the laying of two wreath, one in German and one in English onto the waters of the Mohnesee at the same time as the raid went in on that night in 1943.
Your point is a good one and we are seeking at every turn to make sure the event remains one of rememberance of all loss, which will also via the charity nature of the ride also do some good in today's world as a result.
Riders on this forum from Germany would be as welcome on the ride as those from the UK.
Simon
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