Remagen Miracle Man - a photo on Flickriver

            This man is a U.S. Army veteran of the pivotal battle of the closing days of WWII that Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower called the "Miracle of Remagen." 

On March 7, 1945, advance elements of the 9th U.S. Armored Division captured the Ludendorff Railway Bridge in Remagen, Germany -- the last bridge across the Rhine river to remain standing as allied forces advanced toward Berlin. Despite desperate German efforts to demolish the bridge to stall the allied advance, the bridge was taken by American forces -- a victory that was credited with shortening the war by about two months, saving untold lives in the process.

The photo was taken in May 2000, at the site where the bridge used to stand, during a ceremony to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the battle. The ceremony was attended by both German and American veterans.

Taken on: May 8, 2000

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