| REMAGEN BRIDGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7305 |
| Catalog #: | 511914 | |
| Clip Number: | 511914-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | LSC 84 | |
| Timecode: | 01:56:46 - 01:58:35 | |
| Location: | Remagen, Germany | |
| Year Shot: | 1944 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Collapses & Cave-Ins ENGINEERING: Bridges, Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Germany LOCATIONS/EUROPE: River, Rhine WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Misc | |
| Description: | Tape 7305 B Remagen, Germany Rhine River - Ludendorff Bridge. Captured by Allied forces on 7 March 1945 by the 9th tank division. Although the bridge collapsed a few days later, the allies were able to build a bridgehead on the eastern bank of the Rhine, which led to a faster defeat of Germany. Jeep crossing the bridge. Engineers working to support the bridge. Welding. Shots of the collapsed bridge. Soldiers trying to rescue the men who were working on the bridge. Injured man being lowered on a stretcher. Man being rescued from a river. Men swim out to rescue men from the river. | |
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