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River crossing and bridging equipment

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Hi

I m looking for either a good reference book or web site with photos of German bridging equipment being either transported or used.

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Hello to all :D; a complement (about river crossing)....................

Overcoming a stream - Fall Gelb (Belgium) 1940.

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German infantry of the 19. ID crossing an anti-tank weapon 3.7 cm Pak in a pneumatic boat through the Albert Canal - May 1940 .................
German infantry of the 19. ID crossing an anti-tank weapon 3.7 cm Pak in a pneumatic boat through the Albert Canal - May 1940 .................
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Crossing the Moselle river in France
Crossing the Moselle river in France
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Sometimes they didn't need pontoonbridges. Here german panzers are crossing the river Ourthe at Hotton in Belgium (May 1940)
Sometimes they didn't need pontoonbridges. Here german panzers are crossing the river Ourthe at Hotton in Belgium (May 1940)
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Hello to all :D; they did not need a bridge either..................................

Eastern front!

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A column of tanks crossing a river for a ford during its advance; in the foreground a Pz Kw III Ausf. J (for what I could appreciate)....................
A column of tanks crossing a river for a ford during its advance; in the foreground a Pz Kw III Ausf. J (for what I could appreciate)....................
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Hello to all :D; they did not need a bridge either..................................

Overcoming a stream.

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A SdKfz 221 Leichter Panzerspähwagen crossing a river by means of a raft made with inflatable boats during the western campaign ..............................

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A motorcycle with sidecar fording a stream despite the speed of flow......................................

Source: Tag und Nacht am Feind. Aufklärungs-Abteilungen im Westen
Schnelle Truppen Teil II: Schützen, Kradschützen, Panzerspähmänner, Radfahrer, Reiter. Waffenhefte des Heeres

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Hello to all :D; more.................................

Crossing Point.

Source: Illustrierter Beobachter Magazine - 23 May 1940

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German troops crossing a canal in Holland - May 1940....................................
German troops crossing a canal in Holland - May 1940....................................
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Loading a motorcycle to cross a watercourse, in the background the destroyed bridge..............
Loading a motorcycle to cross a watercourse, in the background the destroyed bridge..............
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Hello to all :D; more..........................................

Poland 1939.

Source: https://forum.odkrywca.pl/topic/701119- ... /#comments

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A German spearhead crossing over a war bridge; in the foreground two Maschinengewehrkraftwagen (Kfz.13) Adler........
A German spearhead crossing over a war bridge; in the foreground two Maschinengewehrkraftwagen (Kfz.13) Adler........
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Crossing of the Drut 1941.

Source: http://chestmundira.ucoz.ru/forum/22-632-4

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Drut crossing over a trestle bridge in Rogatschew 1941..............................
Drut crossing over a trestle bridge in Rogatschew 1941..............................
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