The West Rhine railway is a famously picturesque, double-track electrified railway line running for 185 km from Cologne via Bonn, Koblenz, and Bingen to Mainz. It is situated close to the western bank
West Rhine railway, near Remagen
Ludendorff Bridge on 17 March 1945 four hours before the collapse
The Ludendorff Bridge, also known as the Bridge at Remagen, was the bridge across the river Rhine in Germany which was captured by United States Army forces in early March 1945 during the Battle of Re
A view from the top of Erpeler Ley eight days before the bridge collapsed, killing 28 soldiers.
American troops on the Ludendorff Bridge in December 1918 for the Occupation of the Rhineland that lasted until 1930
The piers which had supported the Ludendorff Bridge were a navigation hazard and were removed in 1976.
The Ludendorff Bridge between 8 and 11 March 1945