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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.
The Allied crossings of the Rhine River allowed US and British troops to advance rapidly into the interior of Germany, helping to bring about the defeat of the Third Reich. The spectacular capture of the Ludendorff Bridge spanning the Rhine at Remagen in early March 1945 was pivotal in the conquest of Germany.
The unexpected prize at Remagen forced the Allies to shift their strategy for invading central Germany, and more time would pass before they broke out from their new bridgehead. The crossing of the Rhine at Remagen, however, marked a decisive moment heralding the impending collapse of Germany.
20 wrz 2013 · The Ludendorff Railroad Bridge at Remagen, between Koblenz and Bonn, was captured intact by troops of the US 9th Armored Division on March 7, 1945. Armored infantry fought their way across the bridge under intense enemy fire as the Germans attempted to destroy it with demolition charges.
Attacks by German aircraft and V-2 rockets, in addition to the damage from the initial demolition attempt, finally caused the bridge to collapse on March 17. Six soldiers from the 276th Engineer Combat Battalion died; 11 were missing and presumed drowned; 60 were injured, and three later succumbed to their injuries.
20 lip 2017 · Between March 7 and 24, American forces suffered 7,400 casualties in the fight for the Remagen bridgehead, including 863 men killed. There is no accurate count of German casualties, but the enemy lost 11,700 as prisoners alone.
The bridge collapse ultimately killed twenty-eight soldiers and injured sixty-three others; of those who died that day, eighteen were missing and likely drowned in the swift-moving river. By that...
