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Ludendorff Bridge opens

1919 CE · Germany, Europe · Technology

Ludendorff Bridge opens
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The Ludendorff Bridge, also known as the Bridge at Remagen, was the bridge across the river Rhine in Germany which was captured by United States Army forces in early March 1945 during the Battle of Remagen, in the closing weeks of World War II, when it was one of the few remaining bridges in the region and therefore a critical strategic point.

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