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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of west-central Germany south-southeast of Bonn. It is noted as the site of the first Allied crossing of the Rhine during World War II (1945).
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Grove Village, Ill., died Mar. 4 in Remagen, Iraq when her military vehicle rolled over.
Gulf War II 2005
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Exploitation of the Remagen bridgehead quickly followed.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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“The Bridge at Remagen,” which I saw in the theater when I was young, is an under-rated gun movie.
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And it was also along this stretch of river that US General George S. Patton's troops found a bridge still standing at Remagen to push past the natural barrier the Rhine has always provided Germany against invaders, and ultimately take the war to Hitler's capital, Berlin.
Rick Steves: The Rhine River Rages With History Rick Steves 2011
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Exploitation of the Remagen bridgehead quickly followed.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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And so they were, until just one was left standing at Remagen.
Senator Tries to Bridge Washington's Partisan Divide Gerald F. Seib 2010
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In Washington today, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham resembles that span at Remagen: He sometimes looks like the last bridge left standing to connect the two parties in an increasingly polarized capital.
Will Bridge Building Take Toll? Gerald F. Seib 2010
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In Washington today, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham resembles that span at Remagen: He sometimes looks like the last bridge left standing to connect the two parties in an increasingly polarized capital.
Senator Tries to Bridge Washington's Partisan Divide Gerald F. Seib 2010
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He was rather more hands-on as producer of several features, notably two second world war films, The Devil's Brigade (1968) and The Bridge at Remagen (1969), as well as Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971).
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And so they were, until just one was left standing at Remagen.
Will Bridge Building Take Toll? Gerald F. Seib 2010
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