The new Nijmegen city bridge (2013) over the river Waal is named “The Crossing” in honour of the military operation carried out by American soldiers in September 1944. Liberating Nijmegen from the Nazis, the American army achieved this heroic task at the cost of 48 of their own lives. BWEADVSMGFINCORR:Opmaak 1 21-07-2014 17:40 Pagina 94