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Werra

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[ver-uh] / ˈvɛr ə /

noun

  1. a river in central Germany, flowing N from the Thuringian Forest and joining the Fulda River to form the Weser River. 181 miles (291 km) long.


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His breakthrough came when Baker picked Mr. Kruger for the role of Luftwaffe ace Franz von Werra in “The One That Got Away.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2022

His breakthrough came when English director Roy Baker picked Kruger for the role of Luftwaffe ace Franz von Werra in "The One That Got Away."

From Fox News • Jan. 20, 2022

His breakthrough came when English director Roy Baker picked Kruger for the role of Luftwaffe ace Franz von Werra in “The One That Got Away.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2022

Ace fighter-plane flyer Franz von Werra successfully tunnelled out with four other prisoners, the noise of their efforts masked by a performance of the POW choir.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2015

CHATTI, an ancient German tribe inhabiting the upper reaches of the rivers Weser, Eder, Fulda and Werra, a district approximately corresponding to Hesse-Cassel, though probably somewhat more extensive.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various