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Saturday, December 27, 2025

Royal Engineers carrying repairs to pontoon bridge 19 Jan 44

 

River Garigliano. Royal Engineers in assault boats embark for the opposite bank to repair the last two sections of the pontoon bridge knocked out by enemy fire. 19 Jan 44. (Photo Capt. R.F. Gade. IWM TR 1523.

 River Garigliano. A signalman repairs a line on a recently shelled pontoon bridge, 19 Jan 44. (Photo Capt. R.F. Gade, IWM TR 1530)

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