1945 ⟶ US Forces Capture Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen

The Battle of Remagen: When German troops fail to dynamite t...
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1945

🪖 Operation Market Garden Begins

Operation Market Garden, the attempted liberation of Arnhem and turning of the German flank begins.⟶
Operation Market Garden Begins (1944)
Western FrontNetherlandsAirborne OperationArnhemAlliesGermanyLogisticsFailed OffensiveMilitary Strategy

🌉 US Forces Capture Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen

The Battle of Remagen: When German troops fail to dynamite the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine, the U.S. First Army captures the bridge and begins crossing the river. The Army also takes Cologne, Germany.⟶
US Forces Capture Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen (1945)
GermanyUnited StatesWestern FrontBattle of RemagenBridge CaptureMilitary StrategyLogisticsRhine River