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Remagen in Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany — Central Europe
 

In Recognition 99th Infantry Division United States Army

 
 
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Plaque at west towers of Ludendorff Bridge, Remagen, Germany
Inscription.
In Recognition
99th Infantry Division
United States Army
"Checkerboard" • "Battle Babies"
The first complete Infantry Division to cross the Rhine
Remagen - Erpel
March 10-11, 1945
This plaque Erected By 99th Infantry Division Association

 
Erected by 99th Infantry Division Association.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is March 2003.
 
Location. 50° 34.685′ N, 7° 14.647′ E. Memorial is in Remagen, Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), in Ahrweiler. It can be reached from An der Alten Rheinbrucke 1.3 kilometers north of An der Alten Rheinbrucke and Gothestasse, on the left when traveling north. Plaque is affixed to the wall of Ludendorff Bridge's west bank towers. The Remagen Bridge Peace Museum is located within the bridge towers. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Remagen RP 53424, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the German Rhineland and in the Eifel. Globally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western
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Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, and the former West Germany.

Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within walking distance of this marker: Peace Museum Bridge at Remagen (here, next to this marker).
 
More about this memorial. This marker is one of three affixed to the bridge tower.
 
Additional keywords. Ludendorff bridge
 
West Bank towers of Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Camero, 6 Jul 2007
2. West Bank towers of Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen.
West bank towers of Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2015, by Mike Camero of Edwardsville, Illinois. This page has been viewed 902 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 21, 2015, by Mike Camero of Edwardsville, Illinois. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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