Fort Garry Horse - Battle of the Scheldt Then & Now

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Fort Garry Horse - Battle of the Scheldt Then & Now

15-01-23, 19:03

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Vlake bridge

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Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

The Vlakebrug bridge crossing the Beveland Canal was destroyed by Allied bombardements and further German demolitions (ref.). Therfore the RCE first built a pontoon bridge and then a bailey bridge for the heavy AFVs. Not many photos of the temporary bridges are available, but here are two:

Here is another view of the two temporary bridges built by the RCE:

FO043352.jpg
Source: ZB Beeldbank Zeeland, recordnr. 43352

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