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Remagen Pershings Question

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Remagen Pershings Question
Posted by stikpusher on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 5:48 PM

 A platoon of Pershings from 9th Armored Division's 14th Tank Battalion was involved in the capture of the Ludendorf Bridge over the Rhine River at Remagen in March 1945. Does anybody know if they carried bumper codes at that time, and if so what they were? Obviously 9^-14^ on the higher unit side if carried, but what company, platoon & vehicle numbers? B-12, A-23, etc. ?

 

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Posted by Ixion on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 8:56 PM

The vehicle in this video is purported to be an actual surviving veteran of the Remagen operation,  a T26E3 from  Lt. John Grimball's platoon (company "A"), at the Wright Museum. A placard placed on the vehicle stated that this Pershing was the first tank across the Remagen bridge;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=capxZ_biuV0

This image too is from "A" Co, though a different vehicle.;

 T26E3 Co.A,14th Tank Battalion,9th AD on the road between Thum and Ginnick,Germany on March 1,1945 shortly before the Remagen operation.

Why yes, you're very welcome, I'm so glad you appreciate the effort I made looking for the video and finding the photo to answer your question, especially since no one else bothered. Gee, I wonder why?  Remind me again why I bother helping people like you? ....Huh?  What an thankless ingrate...

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