Engineer Operations in the Rhine Crossing

The Rhine River has been long recognized as one of the most formidable obstacles to military movement on the European Continent, and its crossing was the object of the most intensive planning and preparatory effort made by Ninth Army while operating in the European Theater. The brilliant fulfillment of the Engineer mission in the assault crossing of that river will ever be a tribute to the fighting spirit, skill and determination of the officers and men who achieved it. In addition to the outstanding accomplishments of those directly engaged in the crossing, the unfailing enthusiasm and technical proficiency of supporting Engineer elements played a major part in the success of the operation. It is regretted that the complete story of the actions of some of these supporting units had to be, of necessity, subordinated to those of the assault units in this report of the crossing. Effort has been made to make this report of value to the student of military operations, as well as of interest to the casual reader. Contents include information on the missions, intelligence, planning and preparation, training, supply, operation, and camouflage.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.