Ludendorff bridge at Remagen after its capture on
Ludendorff bridge at Remagen after its capture on March 7, 1945. U.S. 1st Army troops crossed the Rhine into Germany, gaining the first Allied foothold east of the Rhine. Nazi's sentenced five officers to death for cowardice and dereliction of duty for failing to destroy the bridge. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_8_66)
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11966492
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45369367
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3000px x 2370px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Everett Collection
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Everett Collection
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Infantrymen Lcgr1406 Nazi Army Remagen Rhine River Rhineland Campaign War 2 Western Front World War Ii
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