Capture of the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military
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| gptkbp:bridgeType |
gptkb:Ludendorff_Bridge
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Germany: 400 killed, wounded, or captured
United States: 8 killed, 63 wounded |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:John_W._Anderson
gptkb:Hans_Scheller |
| gptkbp:date |
7 March 1945
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Collapse of German defenses west of the Rhine
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Capture of the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Remagen,_Germany
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
Bridge remained standing for 10 days after capture
Allowed rapid Allied troop movement across the Rhine |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Western_Front_(World_War_II)
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
Allied advance into Germany
|
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Remagen
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Operation_Lumberjack
|
| gptkbp:result |
Allied victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
First Allied crossing of the Rhine River
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:9th_Armored_Division
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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