The bridge at Remagen
1945 · Event
American tanks arrive at the Rhine to find the Ludendorff railway bridge — wired for demolition — still standing after its charges half-fail. Infantry rush it under fire; within a week 25,000 men are across the last great barrier into Germany, weeks ahead of every plan.
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