The Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen was the site of a pivotal moment in WWII. On March 7, 1945, American forces crossed into Germany, making their first breakthrough into the heartland.

REMAGEN, Germany (S&S) — One of the first Americans to rush over and several of the last Germans to retreat across the famed Remagen bridge in 1945 were reunited amid jokes, laughter and some ...

She had two sons in the US Army in Germany and brothers fighting on ... according to Ken Hechler's 1957 book, "The Bridge at Remagen." "Your son Karl has just crossed the Remagen bridge.

The natural barrier was expected to prevent Allied Forces from crossing into Western Germany. After German forces had successfully demolished every single bridge that spanned the Rhine, The Phantom ...

Remagen, Germany. 1945-03. Allied troops crossing the Rhine River over the Ludendorff railway bridge, which was initially found intact, but which collapsed a few days later. In the foreground US light ...

in order to launch an assault on the centre of Germany. The last bridge which meets both sides' criteria's at Remagen, and both sides race to reach it first, but for very different purposes.