United States Army 3rd Armored Division soldiers in Cologne (Köln) Germany during World War II. Destroyed buildings and rubble on the streets in Cologne. United States Army M4 Sherman and M26 tanks fire into a building. A soldier talking on the field phone. Wall of building crumbles after shell hits.
German civilians repairing secret submarine cables in Cologne, Germany after the end of World War II. The towers of the Cologne Cathedral, damaged Hohenzollern Bridge, and Die Bastei are seen in background. Men talking on test phones under a makeshift tent. A man splicing wires while smoking a pipe. German civilian wearing uniform and glasses speaking on a test phone. A group of men splicing wires together.
The first freight train bringing merchandise arrives in Cologne after the end of World War II. Smoke rises from the smokestack of moving train. Train passes destroyed buildings in Cologne. Flag of the United States seen at rear of train.
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.
United States 3rd Army Division M4 Sherman tanks and M26 Pershing tanks move forward through streetcar roadblock in Cologne, Germany during World War II. The tanks carefully cross under a bridge. An “Achtung” (“Danger” in German) sign hangs above the road. An armored M4 tank bulldozer tows a destroyed Line 3 Cologne Stadtbahn tram streetcar. U.S. Army soldiers carry a steel beam to clear road. A tank can move forward. More tanks emerge from heavy smoke and road after the road is cleared of destroyed streetcars.
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.
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