Pontoon Bridges and assault boats

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Two images from EBay:

Image 1: pontoon ferry (I think K material although I am not sure)
Image 2: pontoon bridge (B material)

Sturm78

[SIS 5]

Hi Sturm 78,

what an interesting pic. Thank You very much for posting. The pontoon ferry is not K material, but J material: I have seen only a very few pics of this. Here a pic for comparing (source: "Deutsche Pioniere im Einsatz 1939 - 1945" by Horst Riebenstahl). It seems to be the same ferry, but with another load.

Regards

Bert

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Sturmboot 39

Image from EBay
Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Bert wrote

The pontoon ferry is not K material, but J material: I have seen only a very few pics of this. Here a pic for comparing (source: "Deutsche Pioniere im Einsatz 1939 - 1945" by Horst Riebenstahl). It seems to be the same ferry, but with another load.

Hi Bert,

I have the book "Bridgebuilding equipment of the Wehrmacht 1939-45" of Horst Beiersdorf and is not mentioned any "J" material.

The list mentioned in this book is:

A Material
B Material
C Material
D Material
G Material
H Material
I Material
K Material
IZ Material
sS Material
T Material
Bässler bridge

Regards Sturm78

[SIS 5]

Hi Sturm 78,

that´s only a spelling mistake by Beiersdorf: it is not material "I", but material "J", material for heaviest weight with the support by pontoons.

Here some information about this material:

Heavy Bridging Equipment. J 42 and J 43 Bridging Equipment (Brückengerät J 42 and J 43). The J 42 equipment consists of steel box-girder sections, of which any number up to four can be bolted together to form a maximum span of 64 feet. Each section is about 16 feet 6 inches long. A decking of stout chesses is laid on these main bearers and held down by two similar box girders used as vibrants. The girders are launched over rollers. Trestles and four-section pontoons are used as supports. The single track width of the bridge is believed to be 13 feet 9 inches, but it also can be constructed in double track width. The J 43 bridge is a strengthened version of the J 42.

http://niehorster.orbat.com/0000_orbat/KStN%20736.pdf

Regards

Bert

[Sturm78]

Thank you for your information, Bert.

Here, another image (from EBay) of a pontoon ferry (of B material)

Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Another image of a german pontoon ferry:

Image from EBay
Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Another image from EBay. I am not sure about the material of this bridge.

Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

A pontoon bridge of B material:

Image from EBay
Sturm78

[SIS 5]

Hi Sturm 78,

first I want to thank You for the posting of such interesting pics. It´s always a pleasur for me to look at the new pics You posted.
But now to the question about the pontoon bridge: I think it is an Austrian M 36 Kriegsbrücke.

Regards

Bert

[Sturm78]

Thank you, Bert. I'm glad someone is interested in this kind of photos. Most people focus on the vehicles only.

Here, another two images from EBay

See also the image posted on 23 Oct 2012
Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Another image of a German rubber raft:

Image from EBay
Sturm78

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Two images from EBay: Schlauchboot

Sturm78

[carius]

Image from ebay.de №111165763065

George

[cnicoll123]

Hey Clive.

Don't know if someone has posted already, but often the Germans did capture and actively use tanks from the 'other' side.

Please see (hopefully) attached images of such examples;