When American GIs captured the bridge at Remagen 50 years ago tomorrow to allow the first Rhine River crossing into the Nazi heartland, the old railroad span became an instant symbol of inevitable … ...

American forces of the 9th Armored Division made a stunning breakthrough—they captured the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen intact, giving the Allies an unexpected crossing over the Rhine. This was a ...

An overview of the guns and the men attached to the U.S. 9th Armored Division that took the Ludendorff bridge at Remagen in March, 1945.

I was standing on the west bank of the Rhine River looking out at the Ludendorff Bridge on the day the 9th Armored Division captured it, March 7, 1945. Everyone calls it the Remagen Bridge, but ...

The March 7, 1945, seizure the Rhine River's Remagen Bridge by a U.S. Army task force is an outstanding example of individual and organizational initiative and carefully assessed aggressiveness. A ...

On March 6, 1945 forces from the 9th Armored Division of the U.S. 1st Army moved south from embattled Cologne along the west bank of the Rhine. As they entered Remagen on the 7th, they were ...

German authorities are selling part of the destroyed Ludendorff Bridge, or "Bridge at Remagen", to the highest bidder. One of WWII's most important battles was the Battle of Remagen when US forces ...

The March 7, 1945, seizure the Rhine River’s Remagen Bridge by a U.S. Army task force is an outstanding example of individual and organizational initiative and carefully assessed aggressiveness ...

The Bridge at Remagen. February, 1945. The war in Europe enters its final stages as the Allies prepare to cross the Rhine. Hitler has ordered the destruction of all bridges across the river, ...