Battle at Remagen, 1945 ALL PARTS
1,729In March 1945, a small group of Americans seized the opportunity and captured the last significant German bridge leading across the Rhine and into Germany... the Luddendorf Bridge at Remagen. One of the finest moments in American military history, this documentary dissects the Battle at Remagen and the invasion of Germany moment by moment using countless eye witness testimonies.
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0:00 - Introduction
0:53 - Allied Invasion into Germany
10:17 - The Luddendorff Bridge Order of Battle
14:58 - American Order of Battle
17:26 - March 7, 1945
23:02 - 11:15am
26:39 - 12:00pm
30:37 - 2:00pm
35:15 - 3:20pm
39:05 - 3:50pm
41:18 - Crossing the Bridge
43:29 - Origins of the Luddendorf Bridge
50:27 - Capturing the Bridge at Remagen
1:02:25 - Bridgehead
1:13:42 - Germany's Response
1:24:15 - Trials of Majors Scheller, Kraft, and Stobel
1:31:57 - The Fall of the Remagen Bridge
1:36:07 - Impact of the Battle at Remagen
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