Operation Plunder
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Operation Plunder was a military operation to cross the Rhine on the night of 23 March 1945, launched by the 21st Army Group under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery. The crossing of the river was at Re
U.S. 89th Division crossing the Rhine under fire
The city of Wesel in ruins after Allied bombardment, March 1945
British Commandos on the outskirts of Wesel
3-inch mortar of the 8th Royal Scots during the Rhine crossing, 24 March 1945
Battle of Remagen
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The Battle of Remagen was an 18-day battle during the Allied invasion of Germany in World War II. It lasted from 7 to 25 March 1945 when American forces unexpectedly captured the Ludendorff Bridge ove
Operation Plunder
…opposition to Plunder. Two earlier crossings actually happened. On 7 March, U.S. troops unexpectedly captured the Ludendorff Bridge as a result of the Battle of Remagen. Within the next 10 days six divisions and 25,000 troops established a bridgehead on the eastern side of the Rhine. On 22 March, General George S…
American forces cross the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen on 8 March 1945; the sign says, "CROSS THE RHINE WITH DRY FEET COURTESY OF 9TH ARM'D DIV"
American troops cross the Ludendorff Bridge on 13 December 1918.
British tanks moving through the German town of Kevelaer on 4 March 1945
The Hohenzollern Bridge (center) in Cologne was destroyed after 1 March by German engineers before the Americans could capture it.