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The Battle of Remagen was an 18-day battle during the Allied invasion of Germany in World War II. It lasted from 7 to 25 March 1945 when American forces unexpectedly captured the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine intact. They were able to hold it against German opposition and build additional temporary crossings.
The 291st Engineer Combat Battalion was one of the most decorated engineer combat battalions of the United States Army during World War II, [1] playing notable roles both in the Battle of Bulge and the Rhine river crossing at Remagen.
TV 649 – Battle of St. Vith – Part II (B&W – 1965) Story of the three-day attack on St. Vith and retreat of American Troops when the town was lost to the Germans. TV 650 – Tried by Fire – Part I (B&W – 1965) Role of 84th Infantry Division in fighting German Army in World War II – Penetration of Siegfried line November 1944, and ...
The Allies destroyed four corps of the German 15th and 7th Armies. The capture of the bridge at Remagen was an unexpected bonus that advanced the timetable for crossing the Rhine. [3] Patton and Bradley were able to move up their scheduled crossings of the Rhine. General Albert Kesselring described the battle as the "Crime of Remagen. It broke ...
The Ludendorff Bridge (sometimes referred to as the Bridge at Remagen) was a bridge across the river Rhine in Germany which was captured by United States Army forces in early March 1945 during the Battle of Remagen, in the closing weeks of World War II, when it was one of the few remaining bridges in the region and therefore a critical strategic point.
His division moved into Germany for an important siege known as the Battle of Remagen in March 1945. The Ninth Division was about to capture the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine River, which ...
The Bridge at Remagen is a 1969 DeLuxe Color war film in Panavision starring George Segal, Ben Gazzara, and Robert Vaughn. The film, which was directed by John Guillermin, [3] was shot in Czechoslovakia. It is based on the nonfiction book The Bridge at Remagen: The Amazing Story of March 7, 1945 by writer and U.S. Representative Ken Hechler. [4]
The following is a list of World War II documentary films. 1940s. Year Country Title Director 1940 Nazi Germany Deutsche Panzer (German Panzer) ... Battle 360° Tony ...