Bever Dam
E806157
Bever Dam is one of the German dams targeted by the RAF's famous World War II "Dambusters" bombing raid in 1943.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bever Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bevertalsperre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackMethod | aerial bombing ⓘ |
| attackResult | not breached in raid ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1938 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
World War II ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 16–17 May 1943 ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 280 metres ⓘ |
| hasPart |
reservoir
ⓘ
spillway ⓘ |
| hasUse | hydrological regulation of the Ruhr system ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bergisches Land
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ Oberbergischer Kreis NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruhr river basin NERFINISHED ⓘ western Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cologne region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hückeswagen NERFINISHED ⓘ Radevormwald NERFINISHED ⓘ Wuppertal region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Bever River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | earth-fill ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the dams targeted in the 1943 Dambusters raid ⓘ |
| operator | Ruhrverband NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bever Reservoir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruhr dams system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | state of North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Bever-Talsperre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetedBy | No. 617 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
flood control
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| wasTargetOf |
Operation Chastise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF Dambusters raid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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