17th Armored Engineer Battalion in World War 2

17th Engineers during World War Two

M2 Treadway Bridges Constructed by the 17th Armored Engineer Battalion during the Ardennes Campaign January 1945

M2 Treadway Bridges Constructed by the 17th Armored Engineer Battalion during the Ardennes Campaign were as follows:

LocationNearLengthPlaced by (Company)Date placedDate removed
vP518869Le Batty36Co D5 january24 january
vP504839Dochamps36Co B8 january24 january
vP52386424297E9 january10 january
vP568827Le Fond48Co C13 january25 january
vP569766Chevroument24Co C14 january25 january
vP584763Willonge60HQ Co15 january25 january
vP579742Achouffe72Co C15 january24 january
vP611723Houffalize36Co B17 january21 january
vP482113120Co E22 january1 january

Total length built: 446 !


M2 Treadway Bridges Constructed by the 17th Armored Engineer Battalion during the Ardennes Campaign in January 1945 coordinates in Google Maps: 

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Research: Arjen Kok, Martijn Brandjes
Written: Martijn Brandjes
Edited: 12-2020