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REMAGEN CROSSING & BRIDGEHEAD (MARCH 1945)

Gen/Misc.....p.1

High Command Perspective.....p.2

U.S. Unit Accounts

- Published.....p.3

- Unpublished

- Records on Microfilm.....p.4

- Personal Papers, Arch.....p.5

German Perspective.....p.6

Photographs.....p.7

Allen, Peter. One More River: The Rhine Crossings of 1945. NY: Scribner's Sons, 1980. 320 p. D757.9R5A44.

Alsup, Bruce. "The Chance Seizure of the Remagen Bridge Over the Rhine." Combined Arms.... Ft Leavenworth: CGSC, 1992. pp. 139-46. U260C66. Analysis of cmdr-on-spot's decision.

Arthur, Billy A., and Simon, Bruce H. "The Bridge at Remagen: A German-American Staff Ride to Study Its Capture." Army Historian (No 8, 1985): pp. 1 & 4-5. Per.

Beck, Alfred M., et al. The Corps of Engineers: The War Against Germany. In USAWWII series. Wash, DC: CMH, 1985. pp. 499-513. D769A533v6pt6v4.

"The Bridge." Booklet, n.d. 30 p. D757.9R4B75. Includes photographs, reprinted news stories, and messages.

Gorman, James B. "Narrow is the Way." Armor 74 (Sep-Oct 1965): pp. 13-16. Per. Focuses on first day.

Hechler, Ken. "The Capture of the Remagen Bridge." Mil Rev 26 (Jul 1946): pp. 61-62. Per.

MacDonald, Charles B. The Last Offensive. In USAWWII series. Wash, DC: OCMH, 1973. Chap XI. D769A533v3pt9.

Montgomery, John H. "The Remagen Bridgehead." Mil Rev 29 (Jul 1949): pp. 3-7. Per.

North, John. North-West Europe, 1944-5: The Achievement of 21st Army Group. London: HMSO, 1953. 270 p. D759.2.21st.N67. British view; see index.

"The Remagen Bridgehead." Armor (Mar-Apr 1955): pp. 39-42. Per. 10th anniversary gathering of notable participants at White House, hosted by Pres Eisenhower. Also relates the main events.

U.S. Army Armored School. Research & Evaluation Division. The Remagen Bridgehead, 7-17 March 1945. Fort Knox, KY, n.d. 45 p., maps. D757.9R4U5.

U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Combat Studies Institute. Military History Anthology. Ft Leavenworth, KS: The College, 1984. 223 p. D25M53. See pp. 197-210.

U.S. Military Academy. A Military History of World War II. Vol 1. West Point, NY: USMA, 1953. pp. 569-73. D743U465v1.

Allied Forces. 12th Army Group. Report of Operations (Final After Action Report). Vol V. Pt 1. Wiesbaden, Ger, 1945. pp. 47 & 122-27. #02-12-1945. Includes Letters of Instructions before and during the episode.

Bradley, Omar N., and Blair, Clay. A General's Life: An Autobiography.... NY: Simon and Schuster, 1983. 752 p. E745B7A34. See Chap 43 for his recollections.

Bradley, Omar N. A Soldier's Story. NY: Holt, Rinehart and WInston, 1951. 618 p. D756B7. See index.

Colby, Elbridge. The First Army in Europe. Wash, DC: GPO, 1969. pp. 144-55. #03-1-1969.

Eisenhower, Dwight D. Crusade in Europe. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1948. 559 p. D743E352. See pp. 378-82 and passim.

______. The Papers of Dwight Eisenhower: The War Years. Vol IV. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 1970. pp. 2510-11, 2526, 2530, 2542, 2628. E836A2v4. Various mention in his Mar 1945 correspondence.

Hamilton, Nigel. Monty: Final Years of the Field Marshal, 1944-1976. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1986. 996 p. DA69.3M56H345. See index for British field cmdr's view.

Montgomery, Bernard L. Normandy to the Baltic. London: Hutchinson, 1947. 226 p. D759.2.21st.M65. See pp. 196-97.

Murphy, Timothy G. "Senior Leader Vision: The Case of the Ludendorff Bridge." Mil Rev (Oct 1991): pp. 45-47. Per.

Pogue, Forrest C. The Supreme Command. In USAWWII series. Wash, DC: OCMH, 1954. 607 p. D769A533v3pt4.

U.S. Forces European Theater. General Board. "Strategy of the Campaign in Western Europe, 1944-46. 111 p., w/map supplement. D769A2no.1. See Chap 4, esp pp. 87-90.

Lauer, Walter E. Battle Babies: The Story of the 99th Infantry Division in World War II. Baton Rouge, LA: Mil Press of LA, 1951. Chap X. #05-99-1951.

Mittelman, Joseph B. Eight Stars to Victory: A History of the Veteran Ninth U.S. Infantry Division. Wash, DC: 9th Inf Div Assn, 1948. pp. 319-41. #05-9-1948.

Pergrin, David E. First Across the Rhine: The 291st Engineer Combat Battalion in France, Belgium, and Germany. NY: Atheneum, 1989. 337 p. #502-291-1989. By wartime CO, whose unit built pontoon bridge beside Ludendorff bridge. See Chaps 24-30.

Reichelt, Walter E. Phantom Nine: The 9th Armored (Remagen) Division, 1942-1945. Austin, TX: Presidial Press, 1987. 327 p., maps. #05-9AR-1987. See pp. 191-232.

Ryan, Allen L. Rough and Ready: Unit History, 276 Engineer Combat Battalion. Ft Belvoir, VA: Engr School, 1946. 206 p. #502-176-1946.

U.S. Army. The Armored School. Officers Advance Course. "Armor in River Crossings." Research report, Committee 22, Ft. Knox, KY, 1950. ca 75 p. U205A75. See pp. 4-30.

_______. "The 9th Armored Division Exploition of REMAGEN Bridgehead." Research report, Committee 13, Ft. Knox, KY, 1950. ca 100 p. ARMS-CR49/50-Comm 13.

U.S. Army. 2d Inf Div. Combat History of the Second Infantry Division in World War II. Baton Rouge, LA: Army Navy Pub, 1946. pp. 124-128. #05-2-1946. Supporting role defending west bank before crossing itself on 21 Mar.

_______. 9th Inf Div. The Final Thrust: The Ninth Infantry Division in Germany, September 1944 to May 1945: A History. Germany, 1945. 75 p. #05-91945. See pp. 50-59; incls photos.

_______. 47th Inf Rgt. History of the Forty-Seventh Infantry Regiment. n.p., 1946. ca. 150 p. #602-47-1946. 4-p sec (unnumbered) recounts rgt's rolw & includes 2-page spread photo of bridge.

_______. 78th Inf Div. Lightning: The History of the 78th Infantry Division. Wash, DC: Inf Jrnl Press, 1947. Chap 6. #05-78-1947.

_______. 310th Inf Rgt. Blue Infantrymen: The Combat History of the Third Battalion.... n.p., 1946. pp. 17-37. #603-310-1946.

_______. Fighting the War-Guarding the Peace. Berlin, 1945. pp. 11-14. #603-310-1946/2.

_______. The Story of the 310th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division in the War Against Germany, 1942-1945. Berlin: Tempelhof, 1945. 361 p. #603-310-145/2. See Chap VII.

_______. Co F. "Fighting Fox." n.p., 1945. pp. 48-52. #603-310-1945.

Allied Forces. 12th Army Group. HQ. "Exploitation of Remagen Bridgehead, 10 Mar 45, and Operations East of the Rhine, 13 Mar 45." File folder w/2 reports and map. 8 frames near end of reel. Item #1337, Reel No. 113. Hist Docs, WWII, Micr. Same file also appears as item #1263, Reel 94.

U.S. Army. First Army. "After-Action Report, 1-31 Mar 1944." ca. 125 p. Item #1264, Reel 94. Hist Docs, WWII, Micro.

_______. Office of Engineers. "Report of Rhine River Crossing." Germany, May 1945. ca 50 p. Item #1264, Reel 94, Hist Docs, WWII, Micro.

Cothran, Benjamin J.

S-3, Combat Command B, 9th Arm Div. Include brief memoirs of actions in seizing brigad, text of interview done 14 Mar 1945 by combat historians, after-action rpts (Mar 45), map overlays, orders & related materials. ca. 1 box relevent material.

Hoge, William M.

Combat Command B, 9th Arm Div Cmdr. Include transcript of his oral history interview, photocopied newspaper & magazine stories on bridge seizure photocopied annotated maps. One folder relevant material.

Ingantry--99th Inf Div.

Contributions from div vets and records of div assn. Although focus is primarily on Ardennes, some memoirs and other personal papers touch upon soldiers' reactions at Remagen. Also included are monthly div level after-action rpts, including March 1945.

Leonard, John William.

CG, 9th Arm Div. Includes personal correspondence, clippings, transcript of history done by Eisenhower Pres Lib, unit histories (including draft div history that served as basis for Phanton Nine). Also copies of combat historians' interviews with primary participants and translations of commentaries by senior German commanders opposing 9th AD (USAREUR Foreign Military Studies).

Blair, Clay.

Author's research notes for A General's Life.

Bradley, Omar N.

CG, 12th Army Group; his personal papers.

Collins, J. Lawton.

CG, VII Corps; his oral history transcript.

Courtney Hodges

Special Oral History project.Transcripts of oral histories of 6 close associates of General Hodges, including Charles E. Hart, Chief of Arty, and Charles G. Patterson, senior AAA officer.

Hansen, Chester G.

Aide to Gen Brandley. Diary and personal papers; inventory available.

Sylvan, William C.

Aide to General Hodges. Diary in OCMH Coll--Personal Papers--Sylvan.

Bayerlein, Fritz. "Remagen Bridgehead, LIII Corps." Foreign Military Study A-970, US Army, Europe. 14 p. FMS.

Botsch, Walter. "Remagen-Bonn Staff (1-7 Mar 1945)." Foreign Military Study B-785, USAREUR, 1947. 18 p. FMS. In German.

Hechler, Ken. The Bridge at Remagen. NY: Ballantine, 1957. 238 p. D757.9R4H4. Bassed on postwar interviews of participants by U.S. Army historian.

Hitzfeld, Otto. "LXVII Corps (26 Jan-21 Mar 45)" Foreign Mil Study B-101, USAREUR, n.d. 81 p. FMS. See esp pp. 63-71.

Kesselring, Albert. Kesselring: A Soldier's Record. NY: Morrow, 1954. pp. 283-299. DD247K45A313. By newly appointed Ger C-in-C West at the time.

______. "Ludendorff Bridge at Remage." Foreign Mil Study A-897, USAREUR, 1949. 6 p. FMS. Questions & answers.

Kraft, Guenther. "Remagen" Foreign Mil Study B777, USAREUR, 1946. 16 p. FMS. Shooting of MAJ Kraft for letting bridge fall into Allied hands, as related by his son.

Metz, Richard. "Fifteenth Army Artillery (Mar-Apr 1945)...." Foreign Mil Study B-547, USAREUR, n.d. pp. 88-101. FMS.

Schramm, percy Ernst. "The German Wehrmacht in the Last Days of the War (1 January-7 May 1945)." Part II. Foreign Mil Study C-020, USAREUR, n.d. pp. 609 ff. FMS #C020ptII. Chronicles air attacks against Allied-held bridge and bridgehead.

Westphal, Siegfried. The German Army in the West. London: Cassell, 1951. pp. 193-96. D757W413. By Rundstedt's c/s.

Wietersheim, Wend von. "11th Panzer Division (6-21 Mar 1945)." Foreign Mil Study B-590, USAREUR, 1946. 13 p. FMS.

Zanger, Gustav von. "Battle of the Bridgehead (9-22 Mar 1945)." Pt VII of his "Fifteenth Army Series." Foreign Mil Study B-829, USAEUR, 1948. 26 p. FMS.

_______. "The German Fifteenth Army: U.S. Breakthrough at the Remagen Bridgehead (23-30 Mar 1945)." Foreign Mil Study B-848, USAREUR, 1954. 24 p. FMS.

PhotoArchives include these collections:

- Benj J. Cothran Coll

3 (8x10) photos of bridge & troops crossing. RG100S-Cothran.1.

- Leroy Reed Coll

1 (8x10) photo from air of collapsed bridge. RG100S-Reed.75.

- WWII Misc Coll

Eisenhower, Bradley, et al inspecting bridge. RG111S-WWII-Misc-Eur.1.

- WWII Sig Corps Coll

42 Small (3x5) captioned photos & 8 large (8x10) photos with info on reverse.

2 folders in WWII SC-Geog-Ger-Remagen-#1 & 2.

- Gt . Brit. Ministry of Defense. "Remagen Bridge: Battle for and Capture" Produced by Services

Kinema, LTD, 1981. 25 min, color. On videocassette, AV.

Not on file here: "Bridge at Remagen" 2pts. The Big Picture film series.