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 Remagen, a German town in the Land of Rhineland-Palatinate, lies on the west bank of the Rhine River. It was the old Roman fortress Rigomagus. Its gate dates from the 12th century. During World War I, a railroad bridge (the Ludendorff Bridge) was constructed across the Rhine River at Remagen to facilitate movement of German troops to the Western Front.
During World War II, as Allied forces were approaching the Rhine River at Remagen, German engineers placed demolition charges on the bridge to destroy it. A stray, American artillery shell accidentally brushed a detonation wire preventing the defenders from blowing up the bridge. On the 7th of March, 1945, advanced elements of the 9th Armored Division of the U.S. 1st Army, led by Lt. K.H. Timmermann, captured the bridge intact in a heroic feat referred to in the annals of war as the "Miracle of Remagen". Despite desperate German attempts to destroy the bridge using V2 rockets, air attacks, and underwater demolition teams, it remained intact until March 17th when it suddenly collapsed, killing 25 American soldiers. By this time, U.S. forces had established a bridgehead on the east bank of the Rhine River which on March 25th became an Allied spearhead into the heart of Nazi Germany. RemagenSafeRooms is named in remembrance of the American servicemen whose courageous capture of the Bridge at Remagen hastened the beginning of peace in Europe.  About RemagenSaferooms
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