 Karl H. Timmermann

Karl Heinrich Timmermann (June 19, 1922 – October 21, 1951) was the first American 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 demolition attempt to destroy the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen on March 7, 1945.Arnold Timmermann, Karl's grandfather, emigrated from Altenmarhorst/Twistringen, Germany to Cuming County, Nebraska in 1871.