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2 unusual facts about Ludendorff Bridge


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.

Ludendorff

The Ludendorff Bridge, a former railway bridge across the Rhine in Germany


Arado Ar 234

The most notable use of the Ar 234 in the bomber role was the attempt to destroy the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen.


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