George E. Learned served in the 89th Cav Rcn Sq (Mecz) of the 9th Armd Div as a first lieutenant at the time of the capture of the Remagen bridge. He revisited the town for the first time since 1945 ...

REMAGEN, Germany (Stars and Stripes) — One of the first Americans to rush over and several of the last Germans to retreat across the famed Remagen bridge in 1945 were reunited amid jokes, laughter and ...

On March 7, 1945, American forces of the 9th Armored Division made a stunning breakthrough—they captured the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen intact, giving the Allies an unexpected crossing over the ...

On March 6, 1945 forces from the 9th Armored Division of the U.S. 1st Army moved south from embattled Cologne along the west bank of the Rhine. As they entered Remagen on the 7th, they were astounded ...

The river was wide, fast, and militarily significant. Most German bridges were expected to be destroyed before American troops reached them. Operation Plunder, Montgomery’s major crossing farther ...

At the Association of the United States Army’s 2023 Annual Meeting, Gen. Randy George, 41st chief of staff of the Army, delivered a speech that highlighted his priorities. George told attendees that ...