Fenchel's unit (Fourth Armored Division) crossing the Rhine on a pontoon bridge under cover of smoke. While Fenchel was driving the tank across the river, the bridge was hit by German 88 guns taking out an entire pontoon section. Engineers under fire and in swift river current moved a new section in.

 Fenchel's unit (Fourth Armored Division) crossing the Rhine on a pontoon bridge under cover of smoke. While Fenchel was driving the tank across the river, the bridge was hit by German 88 guns taking out an entire pontoon section. Engineers under fire and in swift river current moved a new section in.