German bank employees retrieve money and bank records from a destroyed bank in Cologne, Germany after World War II. View of the entrance to ruined bank flanked by a pair of stone statues. Two Military Policemen stand guard in front of the bank. Bank employees walk out of the destroyed bank carefully walk over rubble.
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.
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.
United States Army Brigadier General Frank L. Culin Jr. of the 87th Infantry Division awards field commissions to four enlisted U.S. Army soldiers in Libramont, Belgium during World War II. General Culin pins a bar on a soldier’s collar. They shake hands after. Soldiers smiling as General Culin awards them. The general’s aide cuts the stripe from an enlisted man’s sleeve during the promotion ceremony.
United States Army 87th Infantry Division Brigadier General Frank L. Culin Jr. awards field commissions to four enlisted men in Libramont, Belgium during World War II. The four U.S. Army soldiers stand outdoors in the snow. General Culin pins a bar on a soldier’s collar. General Culin and the soldier shake hands and salute each other. A bar on the soldier’s collar. An aide removes the stripe from a soldier’s sleeve using a knife during the promotion ceremony.
German civilian refugees move along snow covered roads carrying their belongings in various vehicles near Aachen, Germany during World War II. An oxen drawn cart carry belongings as a Jeep drive past in the opposite direction. Other civilians flee with bicycles and prams. A German woman smiles as she pushes her bicycle. A child rides her bicycle. The woman’s bags are seen hanging on her bicycle handle.
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