Ludendorff Bridge
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The Ludendorff Bridge was a strategically vital World War II railway bridge over the Rhine River at Remagen, Germany, whose unexpected capture by Allied forces in 1945 significantly hastened the end of the war in Europe.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ludendorff Bridge (until 1945) | 1 |
| Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen | 1 |
| Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen crossing | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II site
ⓘ
railway bridge ⓘ steel arch bridge ⓘ |
| builtBy | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedByUnit |
9th Armored Division (United States)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Combat Command B, 9th Armored Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedDuring | Battle of Remagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesAtCollapse | U.S. Army engineers killed and injured ⓘ |
| causeOfCollapse | structural damage and stress ⓘ |
| collapsed | 1945-03-17 ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Peace Museum Bridge at Remagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1918 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1916 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approximately 50.578°N 7.231°E ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Rhine River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUseOfTowers | Peace Museum Bridge at Remagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfCapture | 1945-03-07 ⓘ |
| enabled | Allied bridgehead east of the Rhine ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
film "The Bridge at Remagen"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
numerous World War II histories ⓘ |
| GermanDemolitionAttempt | 1945-03-07 ⓘ |
| GermanDemolitionResult | partial damage, bridge remained passable ⓘ |
| hasTower |
eastern bridge tower
ⓘ
western bridge tower ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
accelerated Allied advance into Germany
ⓘ
contributed to hastening the end of World War II in Europe ⓘ |
| length | 325 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Remagen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhineland-Palatinate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Erich Ludendorff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 3 ⓘ |
| opened | 1919 ⓘ |
| opposedBy | German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German strategic railway network ⓘ |
| purpose | military transport ⓘ |
| remains |
bridge piers
ⓘ
bridge towers ⓘ |
| status | destroyed ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
Rhine crossing for German forces
ⓘ
only intact Rhine bridge captured by Allies in March 1945 ⓘ |
| usedByAlliesForCrossing |
U.S. First Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Ninth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
railway traffic
ⓘ
road traffic ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Remagen
subject surface form:
Remagen
this entity surface form:
Ludendorff Bridge (until 1945)
this entity surface form:
Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen crossing
this entity surface form:
Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen