RHINE MANOEUVRES: A 720ft. modified Bailey bridge was placed across the swift-flowing Rhine River by American Army engineers in the record time of 95 minutes during recent combined Franco-American manoeuvres in Germany. The picture shows a 45-ton M26 crossing a pontoon bridge at Oppenheim during the manoeuvres. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Mon 18 Apr 1949, Page 4
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