Bridge at Remagen WTO (id:#63790)

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Remagen Bridge, Rhine River, Remagen, Germany 1945-03-07 (10 others)

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Overview:

On the afternoon of March 7th the advanced elements of the 9th Armored Division arrived on a hill overlooking the town of Remagen on the Rhine River. To the surprise of Lt Col Engemann, the commander of Task Force Engemann, he saw that there was a bridge still standing across the Rhine River. He thought it might be a trap but when he radioed the find up to Brig Gen Hoge, the commander of Combat Command B, the response was immediate; move into the town and take the bridge immediately. The task was assigned to Lt Timmerman, the newly assigned commander of A Company, 14th Tank Battalion. He had a platoon of the newly arrived Pershing Tanks and was given other forces to quickly take the bridge. He received the following order; “Do you think you can get your company across the bridge?” To which Lt Timmerman replied, “Well, we can try it, Sir.”

Defender: German (Elements of ad hoc Kampfgruppe of LXVII Corps)  

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