United States 88th Infantry Division soldiers question a group of German prisoners of war (POWs) in Zerf, Germany in World War II. The POWs belong to a mountain division recently brought into battle area from Finland. A prisoner of war comes out of a building. United States soldiers question the prisoner. Another soldier holds a clipboard. A prisoner of war talks to the Americans. A soldier wearing glasses speaks to a captured prisoner.
Groups of German prisoners of war after their capture by United States forces in Cologne, Germany during World War II. A German Shepherd dog mascot accompanies the prisoners of war. Two of the POW have bicycles. Some of the prisoners are smoking and sitting outdoors. Piles of debris and destroyed buildings in the background. Allied Military Police lead prisoners of war and pet dog away. A deserted street with damaged buildings and debris. White flags hanging from houses in the street. One white flag standing in the middle of a street. German street sign “Aachener Str." (Aachener Straße).
An Allied military officer reads documents and submits some paper to a Military Government judge. Military Government judge presides at court in Cologne, Germany after World War II. Judge tries a German civilian for violating the curfew. The accused German man talks to his female interpreter. The female interpreter talks to the court. Accused German civilian shake hands with another man.
Pulheim station in Pulheim near Cologne, Germany during World War II. Train station sign reads “Pulheim”. Houses and military vehicles behind Pulheim station. Partially obscured road sign leaning on wooden post on road to Cologne. A German civilian woman carrying a bucket in a village. A wooden mill. Road sign reads “Köln”. A cleared roadblock to Cologne. United States Army soldiers (3rd Division) in Cologne on road and street after their entry into the city.
United States 3rd Army Division soldiers patrol through Bocklemünd on the north-western outskirts of Cologne, Germany in World War II. U.S. Army soldiers enter houses in the city and walk on the streets. Some soldiers run as they cross a street to evade snipers. Some infantry soldiers fire at German snipers. Soldiers forcefully break house doors open. Soldiers leaving house after search. Tanks moving on the street. Infantry soldiers search a village for snipers. Road sign showing the distance to Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Wuppertal, Aachen, Koblenz, and Bonn. A soldier walks past a “Stadtmitte” sign directing to Cologne city center.
United States 3rd Army Division M4 Sherman tanks move towards Cologne city center in Germany during World War II. A tank moves past a destroyed streetcar. Sherman tanks firing while in motion. U.S. Army infantry soldiers follow the tanks. A pair of German soldiers surrender to United States soldiers near Cologne. Soldiers near a bus station. More German soldiers raise their hands as they surrender to Allied forces.