Köln – Bickendorf

A small rest for US soldiers in the suburbs of Bickendorf in Köln during the attack for the city, 5 March 1945.
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Köln – Burgmauer

Allied soldiers hiding near the Römerbrunnen at the Burgmauer and almost reach the Dom Cathedral of Köln during the battle for the city, 6 March 1945.
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Köln – Kaiser Wilhelm Ring

Guard before the entrance of a house at the Kaiser Wilhelm Ring, in which the Allied Military Heaquarters was located after the battle for the city, 10 April 1945.
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Köln – Kardinal-Höffner-Platz

Soldier of US 82nd Airborne division reading a warning sign in front of Cologne Cathedral after the famous tankbattle, 4 April 1945.
Then image: USNA
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