KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — The bridge in Remagen, site of a famous American military exploit in World War II, is taking part in an annual event in which more than 4,000 museums and cultural attractions ...

George E. Learned served in the 89th Cav Rcn Sq (Mecz) of the 9th Armd Div as a first lieutenant at the time of the capture of the Remagen bridge. He revisited the town for the first time since 1945 ...

On March 7, 1945, American forces of the 9th Armored Division made a stunning breakthrough—they captured the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen intact, giving the Allies an unexpected crossing over the ...

Army medic Gene Day found himself crossing a bridge deep into the heartland of Germany in early March 1945, unaware which river he was crossing in the nighttime darkness. It was only after he got to ...

On March 7 Charles Aldieri celebrated his 85th birthday in a restaurant on the west side of the Rhine River here. The restaurant owner gave him a drink on the house. His reception here 65 years ago ...

On March 6, 1945 forces from the 9th Armored Division of the U.S. 1st Army moved south from embattled Cologne along the west bank of the Rhine. As they entered Remagen on the 7th, they were astounded ...

Seventy-five years ago this week, U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy corpsmen and surgeons were nearing the end of a living, 36-day nightmare named Iwo Jima that resulted in more than 26,000 American ...