Thank you Marion. For now, I will pass it along to you. I will work on my uploading skills.
My father was a radioman who, according to his citation, made numerous trips across the Rhine with others in small boats, and as I understand it, directed artillery and such to German positions in preparations for the main push to cross. On one trip, his radio was destroyed. I have read that in some places or locations, some of these trips were also to try and fool the Germans as to the place where our forces were about to cross. Decoys. Having no other reference point, I don't know if these were the same incidents my father participated in or an overview of a much larger operation in general. Thank you so much. I am glad to have found some "engineer friends". With my Dad gone, I must depend on others to help me understand his life during these years.
...I have a photo taken by my father (251st Engineer Combat Battalion) of a destroyed bridge, taken in a city. It would have been late 1944 early 1945 I think. He was involved in the Roer and Rhine crossings. I can't think of any group better to identify it's location than the engineers.
Sincerely, Tom
Tom, I placed the photo here for you, and am also uploading it to the photo gallery today. It sure looks like the Ludendorf to me. I sent you a link to the gallery, so you can look at the other photos for comparison.
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"