S1 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn) Services ran via Düsseldorf Airport Terminal station from 24 May 1998 to 28 May 2000. Services were extended from Düsseldorf to Solingen on 13 December 2009, replacing part of the former line S 7 service. S1 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn) Line S1 is a S-Bahn line on the Rhine-Ruhr network. It is operated by DB Regio. It runs from Dortmund west over Essen to Duisburg. From there it travels south to Düsseldorf and Hilden before continuing to Solingen. It is operated at 20 minute intervals, using coupled sets of class 422 four-car electrical multiple units. Line S 1 runs over lines built
Battle of the Ruhr in place for the Ruhr, and Speer's Organisation Todt rapidly mobilized repairs, taking workers from the construction of the Atlantic Wall. The destruction of the Sorpe dam would have caused significantly more damage but since it was a stronger design less likely to be breached it was effectively a secondary target. Battle of the Ruhr The Battle of the Ruhr of 1943 was a 5-month British campaign of strategic bombing during the Second World War against the Nazi Germany Ruhr Area, which had coke plants, steelworks, and 10 synthetic oil plants. The campaign bombed 26 major Combined Bomber Offensive targets.