[Battleground Europe - WW II 01] • Remagen Bridge 9th Armoured Infantry Divi by Rawson, Andrew -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CHAPTER ONE - REMAGEN – A BRIEF HISTORY

Remagen’s Background Remagen during the war

CHAPTER TWO - THE ADVANCE TOWARDS GERMANY CHAPTER THREE - THE ADVANCE TO THE RHINE CHAPTER FOUR - OVERNIGHT PREPARATIONS

Overnight in Stadt Meckenheim Overnight in Remagen

CHAPTER FIVE - THE ADVANCE TO THE SINZIG AND REMAGEN

The Plan for 7 March 52nd Armored Infantry Battalion advances towards Sinzig 27th Armored Infantry Battalion’s advance on Remagen Can the Bridge be taken intact? Crisis at the Bridge 27th Armored Infantry Battalion continue to push east

CHAPTER SIX - THE ADVANCE INTO REMAGEN

Evacuation of Remagen Advance into Remagen Build up at the bridge

CHAPTER SEVEN - ACROSS THE RHINE

Crossing the Bridge Company A establish a toehold on the east bank 27th Armored Infantry Battalion continue to cross The Missing Artillery Regiment News begins to spread The first night Tanks begin to cross the bridge Work starts on temporary crossings across the Rhine

CHAPTER EIGHT - ESTABLISHING THE BRIDGEHEAD

Holding Erpel 47th Infantry Regiment advances into Bruchhausen 310th Infantry Regiemnt secures Linz 311th Infantry Regiment’s attack on Unkel The attack on Ohlenberg The Plan for 9 March 311th Infantry Regiment’s advance to Honnef The heights east of Bruchhausen Securing the St Severinsberg valley The Battle for Ohlenberg Holding Linz to the south Work starts on the treadway bridge Bombing the Bridge

CHAPTER NINE - EXPANDING THE BRIDGEHEAD

The 11th Panzer Division counterattacks Honnef The German counterattack at Ohlenberg 310th Infantry Regiment advances onto Minderberg and Meerberg The Battle for Dattenberg Work continues on the bridges along the river

CHAPTER TEN - THE ADVANCE THROUGH THE WESTERWALD BEGINS

Battle for Honnef The advance towards Kretzhaus and Notscheid Air attacks Completing the Linz Pontoon Bridge

CHAPTER ELEVEN - THE BATTLE FOR KRETZHAUS AND NOTSCHEID CHAPTER TWELVE - ATTACKS ON THE BRIDGE CONTINUE

Security at the Bridge The Luftwaffe persists and the Germans use V2 rockets

CHAPTER THIRTEEN - COLLAPSE OF THE BRIDGE

CHAPTER FOURTEEN - TOURING REMAGEN AND THE WESTERWALD

Travelling to Remagen Staying in Remagen The American view over the Rhine - 45 minutes The German view over the Rhine - 15 minutes Walking tour of Remagen -1 hour Friedensmuseum Brücke von Remagen - 1 hour

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