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Remagen Bridge Remembrances From WWII Veterans
Virgil Manuel recalls the Remagen crossing on March 7, 1945 with Company A, 27th Armored Infantry Battalion, 9th Armored Division. He and Alex Drabik led a 12 man squad across to stop German efforts to blow the bridge, a pivotal action in shortening the war.
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Manuel
9Th Armored Division
Germany
Alex Drabik
Remagen
Nazi Germany
Pertise
Bulge
America
Rhine
Drabik
Joe DeLisio
DeLisio
Eisenhower
9Th Armored
Fort Leavenworth
Alexander Drabik