 The offensive was launched on February 28, and the unit smashed across the Roer to Rheinbach, sending patrols into Remagen.The Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen was found intact, and was seized by elements of the 9th Armored minutes before demolition charges were set to explode on March 7, 1945.The division exploited the bridgehead, moving south and east across the Lahn River toward Limburg, where thousands of Allied prisoners were liberated.