Bridge at Remagen?

Was the bridge at Remagen ever rebuilt?


Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Was the bridge at Remagen ever rebuilt?


No , I drove past the spot some years ago and the towers are still there
but the span was never rebuilt. There was US flag on the West
Bank tower IRC, a plaque and a small museum.

Keith

Subject: Bridge at Remagen?
From: "Keith Willshaw"
Date: 2/6/04 6:42 AM Pacific Standard Time
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Was the bridge at Remagen ever rebuilt?


No , I drove past the spot some years ago and the towers are still there
but the span was never rebuilt. There was US flag on the West
Bank tower IRC, a plaque and a small museum.

Keith



Thanks. I made many trips to Germany on business and the towers always stood.
I just wondered if they rebuilt the bridge in recent years. I guess they never
will.


Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

ArtKramr wrote:

Subject: Bridge at Remagen?
From: "Keith Willshaw"
Date: 2/6/04 6:42 AM Pacific Standard Time
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Was the bridge at Remagen ever rebuilt?


No , I drove past the spot some years ago and the towers are still there
but the span was never rebuilt. There was US flag on the West
Bank tower IRC, a plaque and a small museum.

Keith



Thanks. I made many trips to Germany on business and the towers always stood.
I just wondered if they rebuilt the bridge in recent years. I guess they never
will.

Museum website he

http://www.bruecke-remagen.de/index_en.htm

Guy

Subject: Bridge at Remagen?
From: Guy Alcala
Date: 2/7/04 11:19 PM Pacific Standard Time
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ArtKramr wrote:

Subject: Bridge at Remagen?
From: "Keith Willshaw"
Date: 2/6/04 6:42 AM Pacific Standard Time
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Was the bridge at Remagen ever rebuilt?


No , I drove past the spot some years ago and the towers are still there
but the span was never rebuilt. There was US flag on the West
Bank tower IRC, a plaque and a small museum.

Keith



Thanks. I made many trips to Germany on business and the towers always
stood.
I just wondered if they rebuilt the bridge in recent years. I guess they
never
will.

Museum website he

http://www.bruecke-remagen.de/index_en.htm

Guy



Thanks Guy. Interesting. I appreciate it.
Memories.Memories. (sigh)



Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

Subject: Bridge at Remagen?
From: "Keith Willshaw"
Date: 2/6/04 6:42 AM Pacific Standard Time
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Was the bridge at Remagen ever rebuilt?


No , I drove past the spot some years ago and the towers are still there
but the span was never rebuilt. There was US flag on the West
Bank tower IRC, a plaque and a small museum.

Keith




It wouild be interesting to speculate as to why it was never rebuilt. No longer
needed? National humiliation? If the latter I would think all traces would have
been removed, towers and all. Any theories?


Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

ArtKramr wrote:
Subject: Bridge at Remagen?
From: "Keith Willshaw"
Date: 2/6/04 6:42 AM Pacific Standard Time
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Was the bridge at Remagen ever rebuilt?


No , I drove past the spot some years ago and the towers are still there
but the span was never rebuilt. There was US flag on the West
Bank tower IRC, a plaque and a small museum.

Keith





It wouild be interesting to speculate as to why it was never rebuilt. No longer
needed? National humiliation? If the latter I would think all traces would have
been removed, towers and all. Any theories?

According to the site, it was only built as a military link. The
post-war German govt had no need of such.

The Germans are to be commended for their determination to remember
their 20th century militarism, in order to avoid repeating mistakes. I
suppose leaving another memorial here is part of that.

Weren't you tempted to buy a stone?

John

Subject: Bridge at Remagen?
From: John Mullen
Date: 2/8/04 5:23 AM Pacific Standard Time
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ArtKramr wrote:
Subject: Bridge at Remagen?
From: "Keith Willshaw"
Date: 2/6/04 6:42 AM Pacific Standard Time
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Was the bridge at Remagen ever rebuilt?


No , I drove past the spot some years ago and the towers are still there
but the span was never rebuilt. There was US flag on the West
Bank tower IRC, a plaque and a small museum.

Keith





It wouild be interesting to speculate as to why it was never rebuilt. No
longer
needed? National humiliation? If the latter I would think all traces would
have
been removed, towers and all. Any theories?

According to the site, it was only built as a military link. The
post-war German govt had no need of such.

The Germans are to be commended for their determination to remember
their 20th century militarism, in order to avoid repeating mistakes. I
suppose leaving another memorial here is part of that.

Weren't you tempted to buy a stone?

John


No. I have all the mimentos of WW II I will ever need,



Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

being no expert at all, i would say after reading a little of the history
about the bridge, they built it to get arms and equipment across to the west
quickly, either during or before the first war and after its demolition and
the war, it probably wasnt needed anymore, but i think also there may be a
little national humiliation involved!
"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Subject: Bridge at Remagen?
From: "Keith Willshaw"
Date: 2/6/04 6:42 AM Pacific Standard Time
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Was the bridge at Remagen ever rebuilt?


No , I drove past the spot some years ago and the towers are still there
but the span was never rebuilt. There was US flag on the West
Bank tower IRC, a plaque and a small museum.

Keith




It wouild be interesting to speculate as to why it was never rebuilt. No
longer
needed? National humiliation? If the latter I would think all traces would
have
been removed, towers and all. Any theories?


Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

"M. H. Greaves" wrote in message
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being no expert at all, i would say after reading a little of the history
about the bridge, they built it to get arms and equipment across to the
west
quickly, either during or before the first war and after its demolition
and
the war, it probably wasnt needed anymore, but i think also there may be a
little national humiliation involved!

If it was a matter of national humiliation they would scarcely
have built a museum there. Its simply no longer required.

Keith