It's been 73 years since the Battle for Remagen — here are 8 photos of the Allies' first toehold...

Thanks CPT (Join to see) for reminding us about the Battle for Remagen Bridge which enabled the allies to cross the Rhine River into the German heartland.
The battle was fought from 7 to 25 March 1945.
The lineage and honors of the first infantry battalion I served with the 52nd Infantry included that battle and campaign.

As an enlisted man I was a combat engineer. Therefore I am posting a video about the combat engineers who were tasked with building the first bridge across the Rhine with the expectation that the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen would be taken out by the Germans.

"First Across the Rhine
The story of how the first bridge was constructed across the Rhine, under fire, by the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion during WW2."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q27u1w4CstE

Thanks for alerting me SSgt Harvey "Skip" Porter

FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Orlando Illi Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. 'Bill' Price CPT Jack Durish Capt Tom Brown MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SGT (Join to see) Sgt Albert Castro SSG David Andrews Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. CPL Dave Hoover SGT Mark Halmrast SPC Margaret Higgins

Here's another photo for you, CPT (Join to see)! This is of my uncle, SGT George B. Curlee, in front of the remains of the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, sometime after it collapsed on 17MAR45. He served with the 70th Infantry Division (Trailblazers), was MIA for a short period of time and received the Purple Heart. SSgt Harvey "Skip" Porter SGT (Join to see) SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

COL Mikel J. Burroughs SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSLSMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" ThomasLTC Stephen F.SGT David A. 'Cowboy' GrothSFC George SmithCPT Jack DurishSSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4"PO1 William "Chip" NagelTSgt Joe C.SP5 Mark KuzinskiMaj Marty Hogan MSG (Join to see) SSgt (Join to see) LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see)Capt Seid Waddell Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS

Thanks for sharing. I visited the city of Remagen when I was stationed in Frankfurt back in the early eighties. I have pictures somewhere in a box in my attic.

Peace!