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MrChef wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2024 4:30 am Excellent Mr. Rat! It's Officially official then.


I really like the story and you've done some good research. I also appreciate the family connection.


But, What does the fox say?

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Thought I'd keep it G rated for the forum family...

Herr Dr. Professor wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:50 pm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of ... the_bridge

By the way, Wikipedia, was scorned by academics even up to my retirement. I thought it was a good idea, but I kept my mouth shut among colleagues (while telling year students that it's a good starting place for an overview. Here's why I approved: being open to editing and re-editing, Wikipedia entries are almost the epitome of scholarly critical eye and debate. Instead of one scholar or research team publishing one book or article and then a year or more later (an)other scholar(s) publish(es) a book or article allegedly refuting the first, the whole process can take place quite quickly.

Herr Dr. Professor wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 1:49 am Too modest, Meter rat: "That has all gone waaaaay over my head." Actually, given what you accomplish here in the build and elsewhere, it seems to me you are understanding well what you need to know.
P.S. My sweetheart's bottle from Oban is getting empty, joyfully and kindly shared among guests. I applaud her generosity, but despair of the empty bottle.

Herr Dr. Professor wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:50 pm Meter rat notes that, "Sgt Nelson, from the Recon troop were the first British Troops in Germany on the 21 September 1944...in a Stuart light tank...crossed the Rhine on pontoon bridges one code named Gravesend, and rafts...26 March...1945." That makes sense to me. The so-called Battle of Remagen is given variously at 7 to 17 March or 7 to 25 March, with 7 March given as the capture of the bridge and 8 March given as the start of repairs by welders to make the bridge somewhat more passable. I would think there were numerous crossings via "Bailey Bridges" and rafts from 7 March on.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of ... the_bridge

By the way, Wikipedia, was scorned by academics even up to my retirement. I thought it was a good idea, but I kept my mouth shut among colleagues (while telling year students that it's a good starting place for an overview. Here's why I approved: being open to editing and re-editing, Wikipedia entries are almost the epitome of scholarly critical eye and debate. Instead of one scholar or research team publishing one book or article and then a year or more later (an)other scholar(s) publish(es) a book or article allegedly refuting the first, the whole process can take place quite quickly.