This situation caused disruptions of traffic on the line, which was important to the U.S. as a link between its occupation zone in southern Germany and a small U.S.-controlled exclave at the port of Bremerhaven on the North Sea.
This event caused delays in transportation on the line, which was essential to the U.S. as a pathway connecting its southern German occupation zone with a small U.S.-controlled exclave at Bremerhaven on the North Sea.