British Royal Air Force bomb dams on the Möhne, Sorpe, and Eder Rivers, Germany (May 16 and 17). Möhne Dam breech kills 1,200, destroys all downstream dams for 50 km. The flood that occurs after breaking the Eder dam reachs a peak discharge of 8,500 m³/s, which is nine times higher than the highest flood observed. Many houses and bridges are destroyed, and 68 are killed.
