Lex Anteinternet: Lex Anteinternet: December 13, 1918. Crossing the Rhine. . and on March 7, 1945

Saturday, March 7, 2020

Lex Anteinternet: December 13, 1918. Crossing the Rhine. . and on March 7, 1945

Same bridge, same Army, crossed under fire the second time in 1945 on this day.

Lex Anteinternet: December 13, 1918. Crossing the Rhine:

December 13, 1918. Crossing the Rhine

American soldiers crossing the Rhine at Remagen, over the Ludendorff Bridge. This same bridge would be fought over fiercely in March, 1945 and was so badly damaged by German efforts and the battle itself that it would ultimately collapse. By that time, it had served, for the second time, as a major American conduit across the Rhine.

1 comment:

Unknown said...: Great photo! It's interesting how the same bridge played a role in both WWI and WWII.; Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 10:51:00 PM MST

Lex Anteinternet?

This blog has been around since 2009. In the very first post, we asked the question: "What the heck is this blog about?"

Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

We also noted: "Part of the reason for this, quite frankly, has something to do with minor research for a very slow moving book."

All of this is still true, but the focus of the blog has changed somewhat. It now focuses on the era from 1890 to 1920 in general, rather than on the law and lawyers specifically, although that may be far from obvious. It's also become the location where we comment on anything we feel moved to comment on.

We hope you'll feel moved to comment as well. While we moderate every comment, so as to weed out Spam, we greatly appreciate the comments where they are offered, and hope to see more.

Thank you for stopping in!