American troops advance towards the Cologne Cathedral in March 1945

U.S. Army Signal Corp Photograph, Gift of Maude Hayman, from the collection of The National World War II Museum
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American troops advance towards the Cologne Cathedral. "ETO-HQ-45-17851. Himes. 6 Mar. Signal corps photo. Troops of the 3rd Armored Div [Division] advance thru ruins of Cologne, Germany. Twin spires of the famous cathedral seen in the background." Cologne, Germany. 6 March 1945.

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Collection of European Theater U.S. Army Signal Corps photographs.
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Köln
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50.933
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6.950
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Soldiers--American--Germany
War damage--Germany
Cathedrals--Germany