Memorial First Bailey Bridge Bénouville
This memorial stands on the place where the first Bailey Bridge of France had been built. It had been built on 8 June 1944 and the bridge was named 'London Bridge'.
The text on the memorial:
June 8-6-1944
Canal de Caen
Here
was built the first
Bailey pontoon bridge
in France
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Source
- Text: Jente de Roust
- Photos: Jente de Roust
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