occupied by
Service Company




Vilshofen was the county seat of Kreis Vilshofen in 1945

Vilshofen has been absorbed by Kreis Passau

bridges across the Danube (Donau) were blown by
the American Air Force and the retreating German Army

are you surprised the Germans had color photography
before Eastman Kodak got into the act after the war

your webmaster thinks it may have been Agfa
who had the best black and white enlarging paper
prior to World War II

this bridge at Vilshofen was blown by a
retreating German SS division

wunderbar
(wonderful)

the new bridge across the Danube at Vilshofen
please note the Danube is not blue

look at the blown Vilshofen bridge again
the weeds are still growing on the river bank

a millenium bridge will be completed in 2001
at a cost of approximately $9.5 million USD

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