Capture of the Ludendorff Bridge

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Capture_of_the_Ludendorff_Bridge
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:awarded Distinguished Service Cross (to several U.S. soldiers)
gptkbp:bridgeType gptkb:bridge
gptkb:Ludendorff_Bridge
gptkbp:casualties German casualties: unknown
U.S. casualties: 8 killed, 63 wounded
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:John_W._Anderson
gptkb:Hans_Scheller
gptkbp:date March 7, 1945
gptkbp:destroyedBy March 17, 1945
gptkbp:followedBy Allied advance into Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Capture of the Ludendorff Bridge
gptkbp:location gptkb:Remagen,_Germany
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:The_Bridge_at_Remagen_(film)
gptkbp:notableEvent Bridge failed to detonate
gptkbp:notableUnit 9th Armored Division (U.S.)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Operation_Lumberjack
gptkbp:relatedTo Rhine crossings in World War II
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance First Allied crossing of the Rhine River
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Frankfurt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7