The Bridge of Remagen - Remagen - RLP - Germany - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

DE:In den Türmen der 1916-1918 erbauten Brücke ist seit 1980 das Friedensmuseum "Brücke von Remagen" untergebracht., das die Geschichte der früheren Ludendorffbrücke und des Gefangenenlagers Remagen darstellt. Sie wurde am 7.März 1945 weltberühmt, als amerikanische Truppen hier unerwartet den Rhein überqueren konnten. Das Ende des 2. Weltkrieges war damit in greifbare Nähe gerückt. Am 17.März 1945 brach die beschädigte Brücke in sich zusammen und begrub mindestens 30 US-Soldaten unter sich.



EN:The Ludendorff Bridge (sometimes referred to as the Bridge at Remagen) was in early March 1945 one of two remaining bridges across the River Rhine in Germany when it was captured during the Battle of Remagen by United States Army forces during the closing weeks of World War II. Built in World War I to help deliver reinforcements and supplies to the German troops on the Western Front, it connected Remagen on the west bank and the village of Erpel on the eastern side between two hills flanking the river.

At the end of Operation Lumberjack (March 1–7, 1945), the troops of the American 1st Army approached Remagen and were surprised to find that the bridge was still standing. Its capture enabled the U.S. Army to establish a bridgehead on the eastern side of the Rhine. After the U.S. forces captured the bridge, Germany tried to destroy it multiple times until it collapsed on March 17, 1945, ten days after it was captured, killing 28 U.S. Army Engineers. While it stood, the bridge enabled the U.S. Army to deploy 25,000 troops, six Army divisions, with many tanks, artillery pieces and trucks, across the Rhine. It was never rebuilt. The towers on the west bank were converted into a museum and the towers on the east bank are a performing art space.

Group that erected the marker: Stadtverwaltung Remagen URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Rheinpromenade Remagen, RLP Germany 53424

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