Bridgehead Extended At Remagen

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keywords: wwii, bridge at remagen, combat engineers, combat engineering, soldiers, tanks, artillery, koblenz, m-1 rifle, german prisoners

Synopsis: Combat engineers work tirelessly to stabilize the bridge at Remagen as thousands of soldiers and tons of war materiel pour across the bridge to keep the pressure on the retreating German Army...(read more)

Date: 1945
Duration: 00:05:58
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: Germany

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Bridgehead Extended At Remagen

Bridgehead Extended At Remagen

Shows the Ludendorff railroad bridge over the Rhine River at Remagen Germany, the only bridge captured intact by Allied Forces. In March 1945 the Remagen bridge, after being damaged by the retreating Germans, was by captured by the lead elements of the 27th Armored Infantry Division, Combat Command B, U.S. 9th Armored Division of the U.S. 1st Army during Operation Lumberjack. As U.S. Combat Engineers worked to stabilize the damaged bridge, American tanks, artillery and troops were pouring across in a slow steady stream to the east bank. The Ludendorff Bridge collapsed 10-days after it's capture. Scenes of the collapsed Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen Germany and the rescue of injured Combat Engineers that was on the bridge when it collapsed.

Shows tanks of the U.S. 1st Army advancing into Germany after crossing the Rhine River at Remagen. Shows tanks firing and advancing followed by 1st Army Infantry. Excellent footage of Infantry following a tank. CU of U.S. Infantry soldier firing M1 rifle. German soldiers surrendering by the hundreds. Bonn fell and Kaiserslautern. Shows short bitter fight as the U.S. troops entered Koblenz. After the tanks Infantry entered Koblenz in street by street fighting. Shows German soldiers with hands raised in surrender, Koblenz sign in left side of image. Shows more German prisoners of war captured with the fall of Koblenz.