Karl H. Timmermann
U.S. Army Officer
Died when: 29 years 124 days (352 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Karl Heinrich Timmermann (June 19, 1922 – October 21, 1951) was the first U.S.Army officer to cross the Rhine River in Germany during World War II after directing the assault across the bridge, helping remove explosive charges, and surviving the German Army's attempt to demolish the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen on March 7, 1945.
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