Remagen 1945: Endgame Against the Third Reich

First published in Great Britain in 2006 by Osprey Publishing,

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Index by Alison Worthington

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Author’s note

The author would like to thank the staff of the US Army’s Military History Institute (MHI) at the Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, PA and the staff of the US National Archive, College Park for their kind assistance in the preparation of this book.

For brevity, the traditional conventions have been used when referring to units. In the case of US units, 1/179th Infantry refers to the 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment. In the case of German units, 1./Panzer Regiment 7 refers to the 1st Battalion, Panzer Regiment 7; GR 725 indicates Grenadier Regiment 725.

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