ˌɔn sˈɪks mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv dʒˈɜːmən mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹz blˈuː ˌʌp ðə bɹˈɪdʒ æz ˈælaɪd tɹˈuːps bɪɡˈæn ðɛɹ ɐsˈɔlt ˌɔn kəlˈoʊn.
On 6 March 1945 German military engineers blew up the bridge as Allied troops began their assault on Cologne.