THE BRIDGE AT REMAGEN
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 มี.ค. 2023
- The Bridge At Remagen was captured intact in March 1945 by the US 9th Armored Division but its defence would be a story of the Anti-Aircraft Artillery of the US III Corp against the might of the Luftwaffe.
V2 Rockets would also be launched against the bridge - the first time they would be fired at a target on German soil.
This is the full story of the assault on the bridge at Remagen and its subsequent defence. This is the first video on TH-cam to capture all the aspects of the fight for the Rhine Crossing filmed entirely on location so sit back and enjoy!
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If you’ve been to Remagen and seen the remains of the Ludendorff Bridge or watched the movie and always wanted to see what the real Remagen looked like let me know in the comments below👇
@WW2 Wayfinder As a German, I can only express my respect for your comment about the Germans' remembrance of their own fallen soldiers. It is shameful how the German state remembers its own fallen soldiers. It is rather conveyed that the young soldiers were all Nazis. What madness. And so it is passed on to the youth by the ruling left here. And anyone who supports the German soldiers of the time and the fallen soldiers is suspected of being a Nazi. Fortunately, there is the German War Graves Commission, which does a good job. And there are many Germans, especially in rural areas, who remember their fallen soldiers in silence.
My grandfather, Staff Sergeant Billy P. Isaacs, and a fellow named Hagstrom were the first to scout the bridge. My grandfather was first scout of Company B 27th armored infantry. He saw the bridge and sent Hagstrom to relay that the bridge was still intact. He was the bravest man I’ve ever known and he was my hero.
No matter the nationality....the one constant that can be felt by no other human is the deep felt angst and pain, the mothers of the fallen sons went through.
One of the stuka dive bombers that attacked the bridge was shot down crashed into the Rhein north of Remagen, near Bonn. The wreckage was discovered in 2021 when the drought saw the river level at its lowest for 200 years. The pilot’s remains were buried with full honours and family informed.
I didn’t realise how many times the Germans tried to destroy the bridge ,another Great episode …incredible Research well Done 👏🏻
My mother's fiancé died in the battle for this bridge in a tank destroyer. She was a Navy WAVE stationed in Cleveland, and in her off hours, she began volunteering at Ward #27 (head wounds) at Crile Military Hospital. She met my father, who had been wounded a few weeks earlier and 130 miles south at the Battle of Spicheren Heights overlooking Saarbrucken, Germany.
My Dad was there and received a battle star, and also won a Bronze star in the battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes for laying telegraph wires behind enemy lines
This battle was like a sequel to the failed attempt to capture Arnhem bridge... the northern most bridge that can lead to Germany!
My dad was with the 99th ID, H Company, 393rd Regiment. They were rushed to the bridge to cross it before it was blown up. He spoke about being ordered to cross the bridge while under fire. He was an ammo bearer of 80mm mortars. He refused until the officer threatened to shoot him. So, he ran across zigzagging like he was taught in basic. He remembered jumping over holes and seeing the river below. He thought he was going to die on that bridge. He made it across and survived the war. He later was part of the liberation of Mooseburg pow camp in late April 1945. Thank you for sharing this and all the information. Great work! I hope to go there someday in the near future. I also liked your visit and comment on the German cemetery. It was touching. I always wondered why theirs seemed to be somewhat neglected.
Given all the effort the American's want to protecting the bridge from being destroyed, you'd think they'd have checked the bridge wasn't about to collapse!
The man being pulled out on a rope at
That is one of the most interesting stories I’ve heard about WW2. I knew the bridge collapsed later but not that the Germans tried V2s to destroy it. Great work
I’m an avid amateur WWII historian. I love your videos and the way you present them. Thank you.
A sober, and very moving look at an action most scholars have heard of, but very few know about or understand. Fine work. You hit all the right notes.
I visited the Remagen bridge and toured the museum in June 2007. My father was positioned here during March 1945 with the 134th AAA gun Battalion-mobile. It was probably the largest AAA protected site during the war. Every available AAA Battalion was quickly moved to the area. My father commented that when any German plane got into range, a multitude of 50 cal machine guns would open fire on the target. He commented how it would rain 50 cal bullets, making it extremely dangerous not to take cover. He mentioned the German ME262's trying to knockout the bridge, They had to enter the river valley at a very high speed to prevent being hit by the intense AA fire, but this was too fast for them to get any good aim on the bridge.
I am touched by your stuggle to find the right words at the warcemetery. This is exactly the struglle I always have when I visit German warcemetaries. I have been in Studentenfriedhof in Langemark (Flanders) as in many other cemeteries around the world (Europe, Asia) and it is always somebody’s son who is commemoretad there. And at the end it doesn’t matter on which side they were on. The grief is similar. That motivates me to visit more cemeteries as someone has to do it.
Hi John
My grandfather was there with the 276th Combat Engineers. I have his company book documenting the 276th’s history from initial training in the U.S. to their Atlantic crossing and finally to Remagen. 11 of the 24 lost when the bridge collapsed were from the 276th.
Today, I helped move the original Remagan sign to its new home on Ft. Moore. (Benning) at the US Armor and Cavalry collection. It was a great honor and reaked of the history and spirits of those who lost their lives. We have an open house July 15th for the public to come see the collection. Perhaps it will be staged to show at that time. It's an amazing artifact!