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Trevieres, France. The 206th was
located in the vicinity of Trevieres, Normandy, France performing a
variety of engineering tasks and while the Third U.S. Army was forming. |
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Aerial view of
Saarlautern, Germany on the Saar River. The 206th Engineer Combat
Battalion crossed the 95th Infantry Division in an assault on
Saarlautern on 5 December 1944. Upon completion of this crossing,
the 206th moved to Wallerfangen, Germany to cross the 90th Infantry
Division, its second assault crossing in a 24-hour period. |
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Demolished German vehicles in Avaranches,
France. The 206th passed through Avaranches during the Third Army sweep
across France, clearing demolished vehicles from roads in support of 7th Armored Division. |
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Aerial view of
Wallerfangen, Germany and the Saar River in the background. The
206th was headquartered in Wallerfangen during December 1944 while
it crossed the 90th Infantry Division on 6 December 1944 and ferried
equipment and supplies to the 90th until 22 December 1944. |
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A ponton treadway bridge across the Seine
River. The 206th constructed a similar bridge across the Seine at
Tilly, France in its first river crossing operation in August 1944. |
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Men of the 161st Smoke Company operating
smoke generators to provide cover for the 206th ferrying operations on
the Saar River. |
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A ponton ferry operating
on the Seine River. The 206th ferried elements of the 43rd
Infantry Division and armored units across the Seine River in August
1944. |

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Aerial view of Dillingen,
Germany and the site on the Saar River (left of the blown bridge) where
Company C of the 206th crossed the 358th Infantry Regiment of the 90th
Infantry Division on 6 December 1944. Dillingen was directly
across the Saar River from Wallerfangen. |
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Aerial view of the
Arnaville, France bridge site on the Moselle River. Company C of
the 206th operated a ferry at this site on 10-12 September 1944 under
intense artillery and mortar fire. The
smoke is from smoke generators. |
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Aerial view of Pachten,
Germany and the site on the Saar where Company B of the 206th crossed
the 359th Infantry Regiment of the 90th Infantry Division on 6 December
1944. Pachten and Dillingen were closely adjacent towns. |
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Ponton treadway bridge at
Arnaville, France on the Moselle River, September 1944. |
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These are likely 206th
Engineer Combat Battalion along with 90th Infantry Division troops
aboard a ponton ferry on the Saar River. This ferry appears to be
carrying a tank across the Saar River at Dillingen, Germany. |
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Combat Engineers of the
206th cross the 359th Infantry Regiment of the 90th Infantry
Division in an infantry assault boat on the flooded Moselle River on 9 November
1944. |
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This photograph is of the
ferrying operations on the Saar River. This photograph is from
"Peragimus, 'We Accomplish'", a history of the 358th Infantry
Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, furnished by Daniel Sheridan. |
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Trucks hauling infantry
assault boats and other materials through the flood waters of the
Moselle River in November 1944. |
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206th Engineer Combat
Battalion troops load a tank destroyer aboard a ponton ferry on the Saar
River during December 1944. Notice the corduroy road constructed at the approach to the
ferry. |
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An inflated ponton for a
treadway bridge is hauled through the flood waters of the Moselle River
on or about 9 November 1944. |
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A floating Bailey bridge
completed by the 206th Engineer Combat Battalion across the Saar River
at Saarlaurten, Germany on 25 February 1945. |
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Troops of the 206th
Engineer Combat Battalion prepare the approach to the ponton treadway
bridge constructed by the battalion at Malling, France in support of
10th Armored Division on or about 9 November 1944. |
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The treadway bridge
across the Rhine River at Oppenheim, Germany used by the 206th to cross
the Rhine. The Rhine River was the only river the 206th rode
across and did not have to assault or bridge. |
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Combat Engineers
construct a "Snake". The "Snake" was a series of pipe sections
joined together and filled with TNT. It was used to clear a path
through minefields and other obstacles. |
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A column of German
Prisoners of War being marched along the Autobahn as American units,
including the 206th, rolled deeper into Germany. |
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A section of corduroy
road being constructed by Combat Engineers. Trees were cut from
the woods and joined together to provide a road for vehicles across
muddy ground. |
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A photograph from the
files of Don Wendling showing some men from the 206th Headquarters
Company in Staffelstein, Germany during April 1945 when the Third Army
was on its way to Austria |