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3 unusual facts about Ahrweiler


863d Bombardment Squadron

The squadron operated chiefly against industrial and military installations in Germany, attacking an ordnance depot at Magdeburg, marshalling yards at Cologne, synthetic oil plants at Merseburg, a railroad tunnel at Ahrweiler, bridges at Irlich, factories at Frankfurt, and other strategic objectives.

Bundesautobahn 571

The autobahn is located entirely in a rural area east of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler.

Christian Hülsmeyer

Upon his death in Ahrweiler on 31 Jan. 1957, Christian Hülsmeyer was buried in the North Cemetery at Düsseldorf.


Glee

Glees, a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Hans Peter Kürten

Hans Peter Kürten was extremely successful at selling bits of the Ludendorff Bridge support pylon stones as souvenirs which had to be removed from the Rhine because they were inhibiting navigation through the town of Remagen in Ahrweiler.


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