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Image: First US Army Engineer built pontoon bridge crossing the Rhine at Remagen during WW2

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Description: M-2 steel treadway bridge spanning the 1032 ft breadth of the Rhine was built in 32 hours under heavy enemy fire by the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion supported by the 988 and 998 Treadway Bridge Companies.
Title: First US Army Engineer built pontoon bridge crossing the Rhine at Remagen during WW2
Credit: 291 Engineer C BN -- Battalion History, US Army, Editor Capt. William L. McKinsey, p. 41, c. 1950.
Author: U.S. Army
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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