I was about 35 minutes into day seven of my trip when I passed the WW2 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery Dunbach, between Bad Tolz and Miesbach, Bavaria.
One of the advantages of solo travel is that you can make sudden unscheduled stops without annoying your fellow travellers.
So I executed a U turn and parked up on the little gravel car park infront of the Cemetery.
I though it was unusual to see such a cemetery deep into Southern Germany, in an area I didn't associate with any war time battles.
It's a sizeable cemetery containing 2960 burials. Mostly Airmen and predominantly RAF.
I wandered round the typically immaculately maintained graves, you are always sruck by the youthfulness of the those who gave their lives, I found it especially so with these young airmen, typically 19 - 24 years old, many decorated with The DFC and DFM.
The next of kin of the deceased had the opportunity to add a short personal inscription on the lower part of the headstone, one grave stood out for me, because unusually it included an address.
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I did a little google research. The action in which he lost his life was given the name The Augsburg Raid. 17th April 1942.
At a time in the war when the Axis held the upper hand. This raid was unusually a day time raid, it was on the MAN Diesel engine works where the engines for U boats were manufactured.
I'd recommend that you take a few minutes and google this action, for me it illustrates the stunnng bravery of these incredible young men.
