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Ponton bridge remains found in the Rhine - Christoph - 10-30-2018
After a long and very dry summer the river Rhine has historically low water, so a lot of interesting remains are found there the last days. Now two pontons of one of the combat engineer bridges in the vicinity of Remagen were found near Unkel, and also a JU-87 bomber and its pilots who where shot down on 6th March 1945 while trying to destroy the bridge of Remagen. French divers of the Société Generale de Traveaux Maritimes et Fluviaux have tried to find the bomber already in 1957, but without success.
http://www.general-anzeiger-bonn.de/region/siebengebirge/bad-honnef/Wrackteile-und-menschliche-Knochen-im-Rhein-entdeckt-article3969924.html
https://www.zeit.de/1957/52/noch-huetet-der-rhein-sein-geheimnis
Ponton bridge remains found in the Rhine - Walt's Daughter - 11-01-2018
Great news. A real plus for historians! Thanks!