80 years ago the Allies found their bridge across the Rhine
The capture of the bridge at Remagen, a surprisingly intact path into Germany, helped U.S. troops hasten the end of World War ...
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Helmet pulled from mud of Rhine River reunited with World War II soldier's family 80 years later
McCorkle from Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, was fighting the Germans while trying to cross the Rhine River. But it was during the Battle at Remagen that he lost his helmet. KDKA-TV's Chris DeRose has more.
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72 years since the Battle for Remagen - 8 photos of the Allies' 1st toehold in the Nazi heartland
"Your son Karl has just crossed the Remagen bridge. You know what that ... was the first officer of an invading army to cross the Rhine River since Napoleon," the voice told her.