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.

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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

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Remagen, Germany knownFor Ludendorff Bridge
subject surface form: Remagen
Remagen, Germany crossedBy Ludendorff Bridge
subject surface form: Remagen
this entity surface form: Ludendorff Bridge (until 1945)
Battle of the Rhine hasPart Ludendorff Bridge
this entity surface form: Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen crossing
Defense of the Rhine relatedEvent Ludendorff Bridge
this entity surface form: Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen