Little bridge in Weert - Meerssen

<p>With the excuse that he had to fetch milk for his mother, who was dangerously ill, he persuaded the German guards to let him pass. Once behind the lines, he rushed to the Americans, told them that he knew about a bridge that was still intact, and then rode along with them on a tank to show them the way. The bridge passed undamaged into American hands.</p><p>The Germans opened up a heavy artillery barrage immediately afterwards, so that an expansion of the newly established bridgehead was out of the question. The American troops had to fight back for a full day to get a firm grip on the only bridge across the river Geul.</p>

Bruggetje in Weert

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