BRIDGING THE RHINE WAS RUGGED WORK FOR XII CORPS
ENGINEERS
(1 & 2) Working backwards, from east to west bank, in order to take the advantage of sheltered water, the 150th Engineer Combat
Battalion are throwing this Treadway ponton bridge across the Rhine, 23 March 45. (3 & 4) Views of the nearly completed bridge as it
appeared from the West Bank, the same day. (5) Beside the Treadway, work was being pushed at the same time on other bridges; this is a
heavy ponton being built by the 87th and 88th Engineer Heavy Ponton Battalions, and a 249th Engineer Combat Battalion. Engineer
support of the assault crossing and resulting bridgehead was charged to units of the 1134th 1135th Engineer Combat Groups, under XII
Corps direction.