In March 1945, a small group of Americans seized the opportunity and captured the last significant German bridge leading across the Rhine and into Germany… the Luddendorf Bridge at Remagen. One of the finest moments in American military history, this documentary dissects the Battle at Remagen and the invasion of Germany moment by moment using countless eye witness testimonies.
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0:00 – Introduction 0:53 – Allied Invasion into Germany 10:17 – The Luddendorff Bridge Order of Battle 14:58 – American Order of Battle 17:26 – March 7, 1945 23:02 – 11:15am 26:39 – 12:00pm 30:37 – 2:00pm 35:15 – 3:20pm 39:05 – 3:50pm 41:18 – Crossing the Bridge 43:29 – Origins of the Luddendorf Bridge 50:27 – Capturing the Bridge at Remagen 1:02:25 – Bridgehead 1:13:42 – Germany’s Response 1:24:15 – Trials of Majors Scheller, Kraft, and Stobel 1:31:57 – The Fall of the Remagen Bridge 1:36:07 – Impact of the Battle at Remagen
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