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- 1936 7 Mar Hitler marches German troops into the demilitarized Rhineland in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles.
- 1945 7 Mar US forces capture the bridge at Remagen and cross the Rhine, overcoming Germany's last natural line of defence.
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