(Whether superbly timed or just a fortunate
accident, Barger caught a flak burst that almost seems to be in the midst of the
bridge structure. Although difficult to see, a sign reading "N.V.E.
TE Winke" appears on the building at extreme lower right.) |
(The Maas river [the
English name would be Meuse river] bridge near the town of Grave.
This bridge was taken by the 504th PIR, on one of the first few days of
Market-Garden. At the same time the 508th operated about 6 miles east
of this location, near the town of Groesbeek.) |