The bridge at remagen is the detailed narrative of. Veterans of ludendorff bridge battle gather at remagen. The main bridge was out of use for repairs at the time of its collapse. He even interviewed the main participants from both sides. Truman a blow byblow account that probably comes as close to the truth as history can hope to. As the us army advances on the rhine, new equipment and. Join facebook to connect with remagen bridge and others you may know. Bridge at remagen design notes with mike haught dr michael l mcswiney. The old town was being demolished and rebuilt at a new location at the time. A copy of the rulcbook for flames of waris necessary to fully ase the contents of this book. On march 7, 1945, a small group of american infantrymen, engineers, and tank crews secured the ludendorff bridge that crossed the rhine. He came home in 1946 as a major with the bronze star and material for three books. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Bridge at remagen introduces two new concepts for us tank armies.
Bridge at remagen includes all of the usual army lists that you might expect for a book about us tank forces, including a tank. By the time the bridge collapsed 10 days later, more than 25,000 allied troops had crossed the ludendorff bridge and three tactical bridges in the area above and below remagen. It was a stunning strategic victory of world war iiand one of the most fantastic breaks for the allies. The bridge at remagen is a 1969 deluxe color war film starring george segal, ben gazzara and robert vaughn in panavision. Even though he was head of the army that captured the remagen bridge, much to general. All critics 3 rotten 3 this film is similar to most nba games, you could have watched only the last ten minutes and not missed a thing. The bestknown work on the battle is 1957s the bridge at remagen by the american author ken hechler. The last offensive army center of military history. The bridge is historically important, being the first bridge over the rhine captured intact by. By then the remagen bridgehead was 8 miles km deep and 25 miles 40 km wide, including 11 kilometers 6. During operation lumberjack, on 7 march 1945, troops of the u. The theme for john guillermins the bridge at remagen 1969.
They have the larest and best equip a new heavy tank, and. Truman a blowbyblow account that probably comes as close to the truth as history can hope to. Being an ideal location for a crossing point, the bridge was constructed during the first world war to speed up the transfer of troops from east to west. They were very shocked that i became a strong supporter of the new deal when roosevelt. The bridge at remagen george segal robert vaughn ben gazzara 1969 an army lieutenant george segal and a nazi major robert vaughn ponder whether to blow up. Being two generations removed from wwii my grandfather got drafted the day japan surrendered, this information was a bit overwhelming for me but perhaps for a wwii. N gauge exhibition layout centred on the ludendorff bridge at remagen. Timmermann removing the charges in his book, unconditional surrender. The events leading up to the capture of the ludendorff bridge at remagen in march 1945, and the fierce. The film, which was directed by john guillermin, was shot on location in czechoslovakia. The amazing story of march 7, 1945 by writer and u. The us army is charging for the rhine, the last physical barrier to the german heartland. Combat engineers also found a 230 kilograms 510 lb demolition. It is based on the nonfiction book the bridge at remagen.
The bridge at remagen is the on march 7, 1945, a small group of american infantrymen, engineers, and tank crews secured the ludendorff bridge that crossed the rhine. The book started off a bit slow, trying to give all of the background information of all of the armies and persons involved leading up to the battle for the bridge at remagen. Botsch of the field army, the new commandant for the stretch of the rhine between bonn and remagen. The most objectionable crossing sites of all were in the vicinity of remagen. The bridge at remagen is a historical fiction film about the american effort at the close of world war ii to capture the last remaining bridge over the rhine. Combat engineers also found a 230 kilograms 510 lb. The town of remagen is situated on the western bank of the river rhine, roughly midway between cologne and koblenz.