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Battle of Remagen

Battle of Remagen was a battle fought on 7 March 1945 at Remagen, in what is now Germany; it lasted 18 days. It was part of the Western Allied invasion of Germany. The recorded result: American victory; Allies secure intact bridge over Rhine. Recorded strength: 1st Army; 12th Fusilier Battalion against 7th Army; 15th Army (Wehrmacht); Volkssturm.

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CROSS THE RHINE WITH DRY FEET COURTESY OF 9TH ARM'D DIV-LUDENDORFF BRIDGE POSTED SIGN
CROSS THE RHINE WITH DRY FEET COURTESY OF 9TH ARM'D DIV-LUDENDORFF BRIDGE POSTED SIGN. US Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought7 March 1945lasted 18 days
WhereRemagen, Germany50.579N, 7.244E
OutcomeAmerican victory; Allies secure intact bridge over Rhine
BelligerentsUnited States; BelgiumagainstNazi Germany
Casualties and lossesAt least 990 casualties,; 30+ tanksandUnknown
Part ofWestern Allied invasion of Germany1945

Where it sits in the Western Allied invasion of Germany

Battles for Wilhelmshaven, 1945Battle of Remagen, 1945Battle of Frankfurt, 1945Battle of Kassel, 1945Battle of Nuremberg, 194519451945Battle of Remagen, 1945
5 placed engagements of the Western Allied invasion of Germany in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date7 March 1945
to 25 March 1945
PlaceRemagen, Germany
50.579N, 7.244E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength1st Army; 12th Fusilier Battalion7th Army; 15th Army (Wehrmacht); Volkssturm
Casualties and lossesAt least 990 casualties,; 30+ tanksUnknown
Commanders
  • Courtney Hodges
  • Erich Brandenberger
  • Gustav-Adolf von Zangen
Battle of RemagenBattle of RemagenSiege of GodesbergBattle of KircheibBattle of AndernachSiege of Bonn in 1673Siege of BonnBattle of AndernachSiege of Bonn in 1673FrankfurtCologneLuxembourgMannheimDüsseldorfWiesbadenNamurEssen100 km50.579N, 7.244E
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Battle of Remagen is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2694984, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Remagen, revision 1373938625, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.