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Re: Bridge plates again

Post by Joe Gopan » Wed Aug 29, 2018 9:25 am

And that is if the enemy did not blow it up first.
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Re: Bridge plates again

Post by Chuck Lutz » Wed Aug 29, 2018 10:40 am

Well then, if the bridge was blown up then a Bailey Bridge would have been installed if it was available and if it was suited to the span. However, the problem occurred BEFORE D-Day and a method was devised to have guards stationed at bridges and vehicles marked accordingly. The point was to keep the bridges from being damaged in the UK, but not many lunatic SS patrols were blowing bridges in Sussex or other areas in the UK thank God.
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