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The capture of the ludendorff bridge at remagen occurred on march 78, 1945, during the closing stages of world war ii 19391945. In early 1945, american forces pressed towards the west bank of the rhine river during operation lumberjack. The amazing story of march 7, 1945the day the rhine river was crossed december 30, 1993, pictorial histories pub paperback in english rev sub edition. The epic is loosely based on ken hechlers book the bridge at remagen 1957. The ludendorff bridge at remagen, shortly after it was captured by 9th armored division soldiers under the leadership of 2nd lt. The bridge at remagen united artists, 1969 is often overlooked in discussions about world war ii films. Few places can stir the memories as the bridge at remagen, germany, midway between coblenz and cologne. Seizure of famed remagen bridge during world war ii made.

By the time the bridge collapsed 10 days later, more than 25,000 allied troops had crossed the ludendorff bridge and three tactical bridges in the area above and below remagen. It is based on the nonfiction book the bridge at remagen. It is the story of a great risk boldly accepted, and of the surprising way in which a handful of men, acting with daring and initiative, altered the course of history. The bridge at remagen, based on extensive interviews with german and american participants, is the first complete account of what happened on that fateful day. Karl timmermann of west point, nebraska, on march 7, 1945.

Read download the bridge at remagen pdf pdf download. The bridge at remagen by john guillermin george segal. The amazing story of march 7, 1945the day the rhine river was crossed thee best book on the subject written by a man who was there to record it all. Based on actual events, the film is set in the waning days of world war ii, in 1945, as u. The bridge at remagen by ken hechler, july 26, 2005, presidio press edition, mass market paperback in english. The first day, sunday we walk in the rain to the peace museum. This blowbyblow account tells the true story of the capture of the ludendorff bridge that crossed the rhinea successful mission that saved thousands of american lives and spearheaded the invasion of nazi germany. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the. The amazing story of march 7, 1945 by writer and u. This is the omaha worldherald calling, the voice boomed, according to ken hechlers 1957 book, the bridge at remagen. The authorship of the book by hechler and his own personal history offer compelling backstories. The bridge at remagen is the detailed narrative of this surprising but crucial military action, one that stunned the german army. With american army troops only a day away from the germans, a nazi general orders a bridge over the rhine river be destroyed.

Author ken hechler went on to serve under president truman and to serve as a congressman from west virginia. It is also the moving story of men who did not consider themselves heroes, but who performed magnificently under fire. He even interviewed the main participants from both sides. Originally built between 1916 and 1918, the bridge was constructed as a twotrack railway bridge, named after general. Warren spahn, 23, of the 276th combat engineer battalion, and hundreds of other soldiers were working feverishly to shore up the bridge at remagen. It was the story of what happened on march 7, 1945 the day. The successful mission saved thousands of american lives a. The amazing story of march 7, 1945, the day the rhine river was crossed. The bridge at remagen is the on march 7, 1945, a small group of american infantrymen, engineers, and tank crews secured the ludendorff bridge that crossed the rhine. The bridge at remagen is the detailed narrative of this surprising but crucial military action, one that. The successful mission saved thousands of american lives and spearheaded the invasion of nazi germany. The bridge at remagen july 26, 2005 edition open library. On march 7, 1945, a small group of american infantrymen, engineers, and tank crews secured the ludendorff bridge that crossed the rhine.

The bridge at remagen turned out to be the only bridge that was captured so it was unique. It was closed dud to refurbishing, we walked to a local hall that was doing a display of the bridge story, that was also closed. Ben gazzara and george segal in the bridge at remagen 1969. The bridge at remagen battle of remagen wwii battle. The bravery of the men who risked being blown up with the bridge was worthy of a movie. Us troops capture bridge at remagen entering nazi germany. The american war film the bridge at remagen 1969 earned acclaim for its gripping battle sequences and fine cast. Buy the bridge at remagen by ken hechler online at alibris.

A story of world war ii from the worlds largest community of readers. World war ii 9780891418603 by hechler, ken and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The bridge at remagen 1969 r 1h 55min action, drama, war 23 october 1969 sweden as the allied armies close in, the germans decide to blow up the last rhine bridge, trapping their own men on the wrong side. It was a stunning strategic victory of world war iiand one of the most fantastic breaks for the allies. By then the remagen bridgehead was 8 miles km deep and 25 miles 40 km wide, including 11 kilometers 6. The bridge at remagen r 1h 55min action, drama, war 23 october 1969 sweden as the allied armies close in, the germans decide to blow up the last rhine bridge, trapping their own men on the wrong side. The bridge at remagen is a 1969 deluxe color war film starring george segal, ben gazzara and robert vaughn in panavision. This is a very important piece of world war 2 history that is still around today and.

English, spanish, and french soundtracks are rendered in dolby digital mono. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Books go search todays deals vouchers amazonbasics best sellers gift ideas new releases gift cards customer service free delivery shopper toolkit sell. The bridge at remagen project gutenberg selfpublishing. The bridge at remagen wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Spanish and french subtitles are accessible, and the english soundtrack is closedcaptioned. The historical war drama was based on ken hechlers 1957 nonfiction book the bridge at remagen. Ken hechler, in 1957, wrote the best selling book, the bridge at remagen.

The bridge at remagen 9780345030344 and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The railroad, after crossing from the west, passed through a twelvehundredfoot tunnel in the erpeler ley, and continued along the east bank toward the ruhr. The bridge at remagen saint clair county library overdrive. Peace museum bridge at remagen 2020 all you need to.