THE TUNISIA CAMPAIGN, NOVEMBER 1942-MAY 1943 - Royal Engineers placing a grillage on the river bed to provide a ford for transport to cross at Medjez el Bab, 17 December 1942. When the Germans evacuated the town of Medjez el Bab they demolished the centre of the bridge over the river and also created a ford about a hundred yards upstream. Royal Engineers quickly repaired the bridge and set to work filling in the cratered ford in order that traffic can be diverted over it if the bridge sustained further damage. Repeated attacks were made by the enemy dive bombers and artillery fire to destroy t
THE TUNISIA CAMPAIGN, NOVEMBER 1942-MAY 1943 - Royal Engineers placing a grillage on the river bed to provide a ford for transport to cross at Medjez el Bab, 17 December 1942. When the Germans evacuated the town of Medjez el Bab they demolished the centre of the bridge over the river and also created a ford about a hundred yards upstream. Royal Engineers quickly repaired the bridge and set to work filling in the cratered ford in order that traffic can be diverted over it if the bridge sustained further damage. Repeated attacks were made by the enemy dive bombers and artillery fire to destroy the bridge again but without causing any great damage British Army, British Army, 1st Army, British Army, Royal Engineers
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