Remagen

Remagen is a city in Germany in the Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate in the south of Bonn at the Rhine river.

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Remagen became famous for its Ludendorff Bridge that was captured by Allied forces on 7 March 1945 by the U.S. 9th Armored Division. Although the bridge collapsed later on, the Allies were able to build a bridgehead on the eastern bank of the Rhine, which led to a faster defeat of Germany.

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• Official Website
• Remagen University of Applied Sciences
• Museum of the Bridge
• http://efour4ever.com/44thdivision/bridgehead.htm Lost Victory: Strasbourg Rhine Bridgehead of November 1944]

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