In this photograph taken a few miles from the German-Belgian border, a Brückebgerät-J* carried the main road over the Malmédy-Stadtkyll railway after it had been blown by the retreating Germans. 1.SS Panzer-Division, which serves as the 6. Panzer-Armee spearhead, was forced to find a way around the uncompleted bridge at the start of their advance. a 2cm FlaK38 anti-aircraft gun manned by Luftwaffe personnel (most likely from the 19. FlaK.Brig.) has been set up to protect the bridge from Allied aircraft.
*(Brückengerät J pontoon bridging equipment which could span up to eighty-five meters and take up to 30 tons-or fourty meters and seventy tons-was also in service with the armies)