While the heavier vehicles used a pontoon bridge to cross others took advantage of the ford found the day before by a platoon of Kradschutzen-Bataillon 2, the 2nd Pz Div reconnaisance batalion. Here a BMW from Flak-Abteilung 92 spashes across the river. West of Vresse, Belgium, 12th of May 1940.

Crossing the Semois  via the ford

The Italian Campaign

SdKfz 263's belonging to Pz.Aufkl.Abt.5, 2nd Pz Div. cross the river Semois a few km to the west of Vresse on the 12th of May 1940.  Belgium.