Pontoon Bridges and assault boats

[john_g_kearney]

I reckon that this is K material. Who is the manufacturer of the trucks please?

John.

[SIS 5]

Hi John,

thank You very much for posting this very interesting pic. The trucks are Büssing-NAG type 500 A (You can compare it on the site from Holger Erdmann www.kfzderwehrmacht.de).

Regards

Bert

[john_g_kearney]

Many thanks, Bert, much appreciated.

John.

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

Can anyobe identify the model of this pontoon bridge ??

Image from EBay
Sturm78

[SIS 5]

Hi Sturm 78,

that´s a so called "Herbert Bridge" (Herbert-Gerät, Brückengerät H, Herbert-Brückengerät M 16). This bridge is sometimes called the "Italian Meccano Bridge", a mobile streetbridge out of iron, named for the Austrian officer Franz Herbert, which designed this bridge; introduced into the Austrian army in 1912. "Herbert bridges" were captured during the occupation of Austria and Czechoslovakia by German troops. There were special army service regulations H.Dv. 220/3h from 1942 "Brückenbau mit Brückengerät H (Herbert-Brückengerät M 16).
Here an interesting movie from 23rd November 1916 crossing the Danube river by a "Herbertbrücke":

http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http ... CEUQrQMwCw

Regards

Bert

[Sturm78]

Thank you very much for your help, Bert.

Regards Sturm78

[Clive Mortimore]

What a wonderful film.

[SIS 5]

Hi,

here another pic of the Herbert-bridge. The translation of the text: Herbert-street-bridge. The bridge is formed by parts fixed side by side, which is composed by two 45 t - ships and an iron bridge construction 25 m long.

Regards

Bert

[Leo Niehorster]

Hi Bert,
Where did you find the image "Herbert-bridge.jpg (68.4 KiB)"? Was it a manual of some kind?
I have very little Info about this bridge, so a reference would be appreciated. Maybe I can find it online or in a library.

Cheers
Leo

[SIS 5]

Hi Leo,

sorry, I forgot to tell the source of the pic : http://www.pioniere.at/index.php?tradit ... d-pzstbb-3
It is a site from Austrian engineers. Maybe the pic and the text is out of a manual, but there is no information about it.
But there were special army service regulations H.Dv. 220/3h of the Wehrmacht from 1942 called "Brückenbau mit Brückengerät H (Herbert-Brückengerät M 16)".

Best regards

Bert

[Leo Niehorster]

Thanks, Bert.

[Natter]

Possible sources:
HDv.220, Ausbildungsvorschrift für die Pioniere
D.600, Anhaltswerte über Kraftfahrzeuge und Gerät

[Sturm78]

Hi all,

A German WWI-era pontoon bridge. Any idea about the model ??

Image from EBay
Sturm78

[tigre]

Hello to all ; a little query on this topic.....................

Tank Pz Kw IV on a temporary bridge.

A pontoon bridge or a ferry? What type?

Source: Orig. Foto Panzer Tank auf Behelfsbrücke Pionier - Brücke beschriftet. eBay Auction.

TIA. Cheers. Raúl M .

[SIS 5]

Hi Kerry,

that is no pontoon bridge, but a ferry. Sorry, I have no idea, what ferry it could be. Sorry, that´s not my field of interest. Maybe it is a ferry on the Rhine river.

Regards

Bert