The Battle of Remagen Battle of Remagen), or rather the struggle to maintain the Ludendorff bridge on the Rhine, was fought between 7 and 25 March 1945. The fights for the aforementioned bridge located in the territory of the present state of Rhineland-Palatinate in western Germany were fought between the 1st American Army under the command of General Hodges, and the German 7th Army under the command of General Brandenberger. On the American side, the 9th Panzer Division turned out to be the most important unit in the course of this battle, which on March 7, 1945 managed to intercept the Ludendorff Bridge, which was not damaged by the Germans. This bridge was of great strategic importance, because due to its size it allowed for the transfer of significant Allied forces to the other bank of the Rhine relatively quickly. Of course, the German side made various attempts to destroy this structure - from firing very heavy 600 mm mortars, through V-2 missile fire and aerial bombardment, to the use of special scuba divers. However, it was not until March 17 that the bridge collapsed. However, it did not matter much at the time, because the American side transferred to the eastern bank of the Rhine a sufficient amount of forces and resources that allowed it to repel German land counterattacks, and then to continue its offensive deep into Germany.
Already after the first experiences of fighting in North Africa at the turn of 1942-1943, the US Army changed the position of the American infantry division. From 1943 onwards, each infantry division had three full-time infantry regiments, in turn composed of three infantry battalions. In addition, the infantry regiment also included other units, for example: an anti-tank company, an artillery company or a staff company. In total, the US Army's infantry regiment numbered approximately 3,100 soldiers. It should also be remembered that the division also included a strong artillery component consisting of four artillery battalions - 3 light and 1 medium, most often armed with 105 and 155 mm howitzers. There was also, among others, an engineering battalion, a repair company, a reconnaissance unit and a Military Police platoon. In total, the US Infantry Division numbered approximately 14,200 people from 1943. It quite clearly dominated the artillery over the German division and had much better and - above all - fully motorized means of transport, which made it a highly mobile tactical formation. It also had much richer "individual" anti-tank weapons in the form of a large number of bazooka launchers, of which there were over 500 in the entire division.