Elbe River
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The Elbe created part of the former border between East Germany and West Germany.
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It marked the moment, 80 years ago, when American and Soviet soldiers met on the Elbe River in the dying days of World War Two.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025
In Hamburg, the Elbe River flooded streets around the city’s fish market, with water waist-high in places.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2023
Among the resurgent gas projects in Europe is one planned for along the Elbe River near Hamburg that appeared doomed only late last year.
From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2022
If there is schadenfreude among ships, the YM Wish was perhaps not feeling it. VesselFinder.com reported the YM Wish ran aground in the Elbe River in Germany only six years ago.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2021
It sweeps across the wide Elbe River and across Hamburg's channels and lakes.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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