But by then U.S. Army combat engineers had finished Process_end building Building a tactical steel treadway bridge and a heavy duty pontoon bridge followed by a Bailey bridge across the Rhine .

The swimmers eventually got Getting lines across the fast-flowing river while under fire from Ottoman forces on the east bank , and pontoon bridges were quickly constructed Building so that infantry and New Zealand mounted Connect troops could cross Motion_directional the river to attack Ottoman defenders on the east bank where a bridgehead was eventually established Building .

Finally on May 2 and May 3 the entire corps under Gen. Mohr was defeated Conquering at Ostrówek and its pontoon bridge across the river was destroyed Destroying , thwarting Preventing_or_letting any further attempts to advance Motion further east .