206th Photographs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Men of the 161st Smoke Company operating smoke generators to provide cover for the 206th ferrying operations on the Saar River.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ponton treadway bridge at Arnaville, France on the Moselle River, September 1944.

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.

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.

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.

Trucks hauling infantry assault boats and other materials through the flood waters of the Moselle River in November 1944.

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.

An inflated ponton for a treadway bridge is hauled through the flood waters of the Moselle River on or about 9 November 1944.

A floating Bailey bridge completed by the 206th Engineer Combat Battalion across the Saar River at Saarlaurten, Germany on 25 February 1945.

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.

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.

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.

A column of German Prisoners of War being marched along the Autobahn as American units, including the 206th, rolled deeper into Germany.

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.

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