WORLD WAR ll ~ BRITISH SECRET WEAPON ~ BAILEY BRIDGE - 1944

Description

Two (2) scarce original press photographs of British secret weapon, the Bailey Bridge, built to counteract Germans demolition of bridges to slow the Allied advance into Europe.
Bailey bridges were put to work by the British and American armies in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and finally in northwest Europe. As the German forces retreated on each of these fronts, they made liberal use of explosives, mining every road and bridge between them and the Allies.
Often, when destroying fixed bridges over rivers, the Germans would blow up one or more of the steel spans but leave the stone or brick piers in place. To the Germans’ dismay and regret, these foundations provided suitable support points for the Baileys. One striking example was on the site of the Sangro River bridge in Italy. The Germans destroyed 19 of the original bridge’s metal spans but left 14 of the piers intact. Upon them the British built an 1,126-foot Bailey.
Photographs measure 7 x 9 inches and are in excellent condition with no bends, tears, or creases and are very sharp and have strong tones with good contrast and clarity.
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