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Dramatic Picture of the Battle For Cologne: During fierce fighting in the shadow of the Cologne Cathedral, a U.S. tankman, one leg blown off, lies on top of his was machine after he was blown from the turret by a German shell. While one First U.S. Army soldier (right) rushes to aid the wounded soldier, another runs for stretcher bearers. The wounded solider was the only members of the tank crew to survive the shell hit. The rubble-strewn street is the Komoodientrasse, running from Cathedral Squa

Dramatic Picture of the Battle For Cologne: During fierce fighting in the shadow of the Cologne Cathedral, a U.S. tankman, one leg blown off, lies on top of his was machine after he was blown from the turret by a German shell. While one First U.S. Army soldier (right) rushes to aid the wounded soldier, another runs for stretcher bearers. The wounded solider was the only members of the tank crew to survive the shell hit. The rubble-strewn street is the Komoodientrasse, running from Cathedral Squa Stock Photo
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SuperStock / Alamy Stock Photo

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2HX63KN

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7 MB (335.1 KB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

1813 x 1345 px | 30.7 x 22.8 cm | 12.1 x 9 inches | 150dpi

Date taken:

11 April 1945

Photographer:

U.S. Office of War Information Picture / Sydney Morning Herald

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