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Soldiers sail across the Rhine to mark 80th anniversary of the invasion of Germany
The March 1945 crossings, by Patton and Montgomery's forces, gave the Allies beachheads with which to invade Germany.
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The Bridge at Remagen - How the U.S. Captured Germany’s Last Hope?
On March 7, 1945, American forces of the 9th Armored Division made a stunning breakthrough—they captured the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen ... Rhine. This was a turning point in World War II ...
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72 years since the Battle for Remagen - 8 photos of the Allies' 1st toehold in the Nazi heartland
Jacob Kleebach, then a sergeant of the bridge security force who became a carpenter in Remagen after the war, differed ... to set foot west of the Rhine. Soon behind him was Timmerman.