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River crossing and bridging equipment

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 12:02 pm
by research
Hi

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

thanks

Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 8:37 am
by xavier

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:19 am
by xavier

Re: River crossing and bridging equipment

Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 4:14 pm
by tigre
Hello to all :D; a complement (about river crossing)....................

Overcoming a stream - Fall Gelb (Belgium) 1940.

Source: https://www.ebay.com/itm/C239-Foto-Wehr ... 7675.l2557

Greetings. Raúl M: carapoker :.

Re: River crossing and bridging equipment

Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:23 pm
by jonass
Great pic, tigre!

Re: River crossing and bridging equipment

Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 3:36 am
by Prosper Vandenbroucke
Crossing the Moselle river in France
Crossing the Moselle river in France
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https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily ... -at-sedan/
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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https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/photos/be ... ian%20army

Re: River crossing and bridging equipment

Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:46 am
by tigre
Hello to all :D; they did not need a bridge either..................................

Eastern front!

Source: https://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-Fotografie ... 4685c5d03a

Cheers. Raúl M 8).

Re: River crossing and bridging equipment

Posted: Wed May 29, 2019 7:33 pm
by tigre
Hello to all :D; they did not need a bridge either..................................

Overcoming a stream.

Image
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

Cheers. Raúl M 8).

Re: River crossing and bridging equipment

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2020 4:26 pm
by tigre
Hello to all :D; more.................................

Crossing Point.

Source: Illustrierter Beobachter Magazine - 23 May 1940

Cheers. Raúl M 8).

Re: River crossing and bridging equipment

Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2022 11:54 am
by tigre
Hello to all :D; more..........................................

Poland 1939.

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

Cheers. Raúl M 8).

Re: River crossing and bridging equipment

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 12:43 pm
by tigre
Hello to all :D; more..........................................

Crossing of the Drut 1941.

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

Cheers. Raúl M 8).