2012 Event Information
LUDENDORFF BRIDGE
Cross the Rhine with Dry Feet Courtesy of 9th Armd Div.
Hosted By: 99th Infantry Division, 393"' Regiment, Easy Company
"Battlebabies"
To the Unit Commander / Coordinator,
Thank you for your interest in the Bridge at Remagen 1945 event, on the Allegheny River. This year marks the 67" Anniversary of this historic battle that helped shorten the war. 2012 will be our fourth annual event. Our Remagen battle takes place on a 551 ft. steel girder bridge similar to the original Ludendoffbridge. Our Saturday morning tactical will be the 78th, 9th and 99th Infantry Divisions fighting for and protecting the Erpeler Ley above the bridgehead.
The tactical is set on 500 acres of a reclaimed gravel pit. Professlonal PYRO will be used for both the tactical and bridge battle. This tactical is no cowboy and Indian show. Orders, and objectives will be given! Officers and NCO's will be in charge of squads and platoons. Military tactics win be followed for both U.S. and German forces. Orders and objectives will be assigned at unit commander meeting, 7:30 p.m. Friday. Don't miss it. It's not an reenactment its Total War. The date of this event is August 3, 4, & 5, 2012. Friday is set-up day.
Registration opens at noon. The public battle for the Bridge at Remagen will began at 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Event ends at 5 p.m. Units who wish, may stay over Saturday night.
This year the cost will be $15.00 per man. Some of your registration fee will be used for our Operation Christmas Hope project. Please read more about this fund to help current wounded veterans in our area on our website. The public battle will begin on the West side of the river. in the Borough of Tidioute. The
fighting will be through residents backyards and businesses. As per the original battle, Genuan panic stricken, civilians will be fleeing through town and across the Ludendorf bridge.
Call for info on civilian participation. The bridge will be blown by our stand in German engineers, Cartwright Professional Fireworks from Franklin, Pa. No M-80's or sparklers here!
All U.S. and German, Armored Infantry, Infantry, Engineers, M.P.'s and Vehicles are invited This year we are limiting registration to 125 riflemen per side. We reserve the right to limit participation of units to this event. Vehicle numbers may be limited for battles, see event guidelines for vehicle information.
Register early as last year's event was sold out by June 15.
Both American and German camps will be on the Limestone Township ballpark, on Route 62, in Limestone Township, only a minute from the Bridge. All registrations are due July 20, 2012. There are no walk-ons for the Bridge at Remagen, March 7,1945 event. Vendors are welcome, cost is $15.00 per person attending, you must be registered to attend.
Please email us for a Registration Kit for your unit.
May we see you on the Bridge
Sincerely,
Patrick A. Tarasovitch
Event Coordinator, Bridge at Remagen, 1945
Cell (814) 490-3377
battlebaby99@verizon.net
