The Eder is a river in Germany (ca. 135 km long). It rises from the Ederkopf mountain in the mountains of western North Rhine-Westphalia near the springs of the Lahn and Sieg rivers, but flows east and north and into the Fulda river which at its confluence with the Werra in Hannoversch Münden creates the Weser river which flows into the North Sea north of Bremen. Towns along its course include Battenberg, Frankenberg, Waldeck and Fritzlar. Jump to: navigation, search North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen, short: NRW) is the largest in population (though only fourth in area) among Germanys 16 federal states. ... The river Lahn in Limburg The Lahn is a river in Germany. ... The Sieg is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany named after the folk of the Sigambrer. ... Fulda is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the Fulda River and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district. ... The Werra is a river in the middle of Germany. ... Jump to: navigation, search Map of Germany showing Hannoversch Münden Hannoversch Münden (officially abbreviated to Hann. ... Weser watershed The Weser is a river of north-western Germany. ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... Bremen lies in North Germany 50km South of the North Sea. ... Battenberg (Eder) is a town of 5000 inhabitants in Northern Hesse, Germany. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Waldeck may mean the following: Locations the County, Principality, and Free State of Waldeck or Waldeck-Pyrmont in Germany, see Waldeck (state) the City of Waldeck in Waldeck-Frankenberg District, Hesse, Germany see Waldeck, Hesse the small municipality of Waldeck in Saale-Holzland District, Thuringia, Germany see Waldeck, Thuringia A... Jump to: navigation, search Fritzlar is a small German town (pop. ...

A rock-and-concrete dam (47 m high, 400 m long) completed in 1914 near the small town of Waldeck created the large reservoir Edersee, which is 27 km long and used to generate hydro-electricity and to regulate water levels for shipping on the Weser river. The dam was destroyed on May 17, 1943 (Operation Chastise), during the same night as the near-by Möhne reservoir dam, by British Avro Lancaster bombers of RAF Squadron 617 equipped with special Barnes Wallis bouncing bombs for the attack, causing enormous destruction and loss of life downstream (the great majority of drowning victims were Ukrainian POWs in a labor camp just below the dam). The dam was rebuilt, and the lake today is a major summertime recreation facility, particularly popular with Dutch campers. The Eder barrier, which creates the Edersee. ... Operation Chastise was the official name for the attacks on German dams on May 17, 1943 in World War II using a specially developed bouncing bomb. The attack was carried out by Royal Air Force No. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Avro Lancaster was a four-engine World War II bomber aircraft made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force (RAF). ... RAF is an three letter acronym for: Royal Air Force -- the Air Force of the United Kingdom (see also Air Ministry) Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion) -- a German terror organisation Rigas Autobusu Fabrika -- a factory making buses in Riga, Latvia Rapid Action Force in India Računarski Fakultet RAF... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ...