Karl H. Timmermann - Wikipedia. Karl Henry Timmermann.

Karl H. Timmermann, 1st Lt., US Army. Born(1. 92. 2- 0. June 1. 9, 1. 92. Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany. Died. October 2. 1, 1. Fort Logan, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, United States.

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Place of burial. Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado. N1. 05°0. 2′4. 2″W / 3. N 1. 05. 0. 45. 00°W / 3. Allegiance United States of America. Service/branch United States Army. Years of service. Rank. First Lieutenant.

Commands held Company A (Able), 2. Armored Infantry Battalion, Combat Command B, 9th Armored Division. Battles/wars. World War IIKorean War. Awards. Distinguished Service Cross. Karl Heinrich Timmermann (June 1. October 2. 1, 1. 95.

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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, 1. Timmermann was the son of an American soldier of German ancestry who after World War I was on occupation duty and in 1. German war bride. Timmermann was born near Frankfurt am Main in 1. Arnold Timmermann, the grandfather emigrated from Altenmarhorst/Twistringen, Germany to Cuming County, Nebraska in 1. By 1. 88. 1, Arnold's parents (John Henry and Helena), a brother (John Henry) and a sister (Anna) arrived in Pebble Creek Valley, north of village of Dodge.

Arnold married Anna Wortman in June 1. West Point.[1]John Henry "Henry", the father, (born July 2. US Army on April 9, 1. Company M of the Eighth Infantry for the American Army of Occupation. While absent without leave in 1.

Henry met Maria Weisbecker. They married and had a son named Karl Henry on June 1. By January 1. 92.

Nebraska. On August 1. Henry" was discharged from the US Army.[1]Karl attended the Guardian Angels School in West Point, Nebraska. His interest in military history led him to join the Citizens Military Training Corps for two summers before his senior year.

He graduated in 1. Young Karl" was concerned about being German with a growing war in Europe. He also had been exposed to taunts regarding his father's "cowardice" desertion from the military and disgracing of the name Timmermann.

This feeling caused him to express, ".. I'm going to make it right again." Three other siblings and a brother- in- law eventually joined the US Military "to redeem their name."[1]Military service[edit]On July 6, 1. Karl Timmermann enlisted in the US Army. He was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington. Timmermann was assigned to the 1. Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division.

After the Japanese military attacked Pearl Harbor, his regular army unit began training for war. The 3rd Division, with the 4. Infantry Division, were then part of IX Corps. In May 1. 94. 1, the two divisions moved to the Hunter Liggett Military Reservation where June war games pitted them against Major General Joseph Stilwell's 7th Division and the 4. Division. Large scale maneuvers continued in August on the Olympic Peninsula, with IX Corps defending Tacoma, Washington until the two divisions from California could arrive to assist.[2]In October 1. Infantry headed for Norfolk, Virginia then sailed for Morocco and Operation Torch, the invasion of French North Africa.

Timmermann did not go with them. He had been noted for his leadership ability and was selected for Officer Candidate School. He became a second lieutenant on February 1. Fort Benning, Georgia. He was sent to Fort Riley, Kansas for armored infantry training. He was assigned as a platoon leader within Company A of the 2.

Armored Infantry Battalion, 9th Armored Division.[1][n 1]Due to his length of service, he was given a furlough home. During this leave he became "acquainted" with La. Vera Meyer. Timmermann proposed to her via letter with an enclosed ring. She accepted by mail. On May 2. 5, 1. 94. Omaha, Nebraska.[1]On August 2.

Armored Infantry Battalion, of the 9th Armored Division boarded the Queen Mary which arrived in Scotland on August 2. On September 2. 8, Timmermann and his Division arrived in France.

The green or non- battle tested troops were placed in the Ardennes sector in Belgium. In the first part of December 1. Karl met his brother Fritz, who enlisted and was serving in an engineer battalion. It was considered a quiet sector good for green troops.[1]On December 1. Germans started their offensive that became known to the Americans as the Battle of the Bulge. Timmermann, as a junior officer, was in the thick of the fighting near St.

Vith with his platoon. His company's entire kitchen staff and its supply sergeant were captured and later executed by the German SS troops in what became known as the Malmedy massacre. Timmermann was wounded in the arm by shell fragments during the fighting, but stayed with his unit until relieved. The Germans twice announced that the 9th Armored Division had been destroyed during the battle.

But Timmermann and the Division fought on earning the nickname the "Phantom Division."[1]In late February 1. Timmermann and the Ninth Division were supporting the right flank or the southern portion of British Field Marshal. Bernard Montgomery's flank. On February 2. 8, Timmermann's daughter Gay Diane was born, but he didn't learn of her birth for almost two weeks. On March 6, Timmermann's company commander was wounded in action and Timmermann was appointed by Lt. Colonel Leonard Engeman to take over Able company.[3] He was also told that Able company was going to be the advance guard for a push to the Rhine River.[1]Battle for Ludendorff Bridge[edit]At 1.

PM) on March 7, 1. American attack began on Remagen. As the Americans forced their way to the western edge of the bridge, the Germans set off an explosive charge creating a 1. At 1. 50. 0 hours, the Americans paused, waiting for the bridge to be demolished by the Germans.

But nothing happened. Unknown to the Americans, the Germans tried to destroy the bridge several times. The Germans, under fire, were struggling to restore the demolition wires to blow up the bridge. Finally the Americans decided to take the bridge and the order went out.[3][4]At about 1. Company Commander Lt.

Timmermann was ordered to assault the bridge with his company in an effort to seize and hold it. Within five minutes Timmermann was leading his under- strength company dashing onto the bridge. Timmermann had designated half of his men to rush directly to the other side of the bridge to secure the east side of the bridge and to provide covering fire to the rest of the men.

The other half swarmed the bridge and as they dodged machine gun fire, moving from bridge girder to girder, they cut wires and removed as many of the explosive charges as possible.[3][4]"While we were running across the bridge .. I spotted this lieutenant, standing out there completely exposed to the machine gun fire that was pretty heavy by this time. He was cutting wires and kicking the German demolition charges off the bridge with his feet!"[4]As Timmermann's men were approaching mid- span at 1. German Major Hans Scheller. But the bridge somehow remained standing.

The bridge had lifted up a bit and then dropped safely back in place. Timmermann and his men picked themselves up continuing to cut wires and dump explosives while the other half continued their attack. American engineer troops arrived and immediately were ordered to take over removing the demolition charges from the bridge. After being replaced by the engineers, the rest of Timmermann's men were following the first half of the company eastward across the Rhine.[3][4][5]About 1. Timmermann's squad leaders, Sergeant Alexander A. Drabik of Holland, Ohio, under heavy fire, was the first American soldier to cross the bridge.

Drabik ran the entire 1. Germans tried to blow up the bridge. His squad, with other soldiers, secured the eastern side of the bridge by running through the settling dust and smoke from the explosion.