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History of crossings of the Rhine
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The River Rhine forms a natural frontier and so the phrase Rhine Crossing, Crossing of the Rhine, or forcing the Rhine may refer to one of several crossings of it.
![]() | The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with France and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (December 2010) |
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