Pontooner
Pontoniers are groups of engineers designed to build bridges . In Germany they were included in the engineer battalions , formed special units in armies of other countries and belonged to the field artillery in France and in almost all modern armies .
Emergence
Even before the institutionalization of pontoon troops at the turn of the 17th century to the 18th century , pontoon trains existed in many armies . The origins of the purely military pontoon can be found in the Netherlands in the 17th century. The main task of the pontoon troops was to ensure the ability to move across waters , mainly with the help of war and floating bridges ( pontoon bridges ).
Others
In Switzerland is Pontoniersport exercised. A given course is covered with boats. The Swiss Army also includes pontoon troops who are classified as engineering troops .
Pontoon science is the study of the construction of war bridges, part of engineering.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brühl, R: Dictionary of German Military History: Bd. 2 Mi-Z. 2nd edition. Military publishing house of the German Democratic Republic. Berlin 1987. p. 766.
- ↑ Hoffmann, R: Military bridge building: textbook. Military Publishing House of the German Democratic Republic, Berlin 1974. p. 17.
- ↑ Forstmeier, Friedrich; Meier-Welcker, Hans; Papke, Gerhard; Regling, Volkmar: Handbook on German Military History 1648–1939: Volume 5, Section 9. Munich 1979. P. 69.
