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Soldiers aboard M-4 and M-26 tanks firing into buildings in Cologne, Germany (WW2)

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.

Date: 1945, March 6
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675075886
Views of bomb-damaged Cologne, Germany, near the end of World War II, in Europe

Scenes showing Cologne, Germany, near the end of World War 2, in Europe. Nearby damaged buildings seen from inside a tall building, through hole blasted its wall. Camera pans across the scene. Some rooftops seem relatively inscathed, while others are gone and buildings reduced to shells. Rubble around the remains of buildings. At left in one view, the Spires of the Cologne cathedral can be seen, briefly, silhouetted against the sky, near the Rein (Rhine) river, in the distance. Scene shifts to view from inside a tower of the cathedral. The remains of the nearby Hohenzollern Bridge, are seen with spans dropped into the Rhine River. Bombed out buildings seen very close to the cathedral. (But,there is no evidence the cathedral is damaged.) View of the Rhine River from a different vantage point looking past a gargoyle, on a cathedral parapet.

Date: 1945, March 27
Duration: 2 min 25 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675040700
Destroyed railway marshaling yards in the city of Cologne Germany after bombardment from Allied bombers during World War II.

Germany, after Allied military forces take over at close of World War II. Destroyed railway marshaling yards in the city of Cologne after bombardment by Allied bombers. Wrecked freight wagons all over the area. Wrecked railroad tracks and equipment. German tank on a wrecked railroad car. Freight cars with names of origin or destination stations written in German saying Stuttgart, Cologne.

Date: 1945, May
Duration: 2 min 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675036096
German men repair submarine cable in Cologne Germany after WW2.

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.

Date: 1945, May 18
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080386
First freight train arrives in Cologne, Germany post WW2.

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.

Date: 1945, May 18
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080385
United States 3rd Army Division soldiers enter houses and engage in street fighting in Cologne (WW2)

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.

Date: 1945, March 5
Duration: 2 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080542