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Originally Posted by Schneed10
I've seen the movie about 1000 times, and can cite the answer (virtually verbatim) to that very question provided by Captain Miller (Hanks):
Essentially the bridge (any bridge) was critical to positioning one's forces in a strategic manner. For the Germans it was critical in order to position heavy ordinance in the path of the advancing allies. For the Americans it was critical to shore up multiple access points to generate multiple fronts in their push towards Germany.
That movie's great for so many reasons, not the least of which being the historical accuracy.
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I see. So they are preserving the bridge for the allies. I would have blown it up and saved my fighters.