Image:Koeln 1945.jpg

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50.93171173426841° N, 6.951255798339844° E

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Summary

Description

The Kölner Dom (Cologne Cathedral) stands seemingly undamaged (although having been directly hit several times and damaged severely) while entire area surrounding it is completely devastated. The Hauptbahnhof (Köln Central Station) and Hohenzollern Bridge lie damaged to the north and east of the cathedral. Germany, 24 April 1945.
Source

http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/ ARC Identifier: 531287; U.S. Defense Visual Information Centre photo HD-SN-99-02996

Date

24 April 1945
Author

U.S. Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer.

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current 15:16, 6 April 2008 3,000×2,395 (1.44 MB) Cobatfor
21:16, 10 June 2005 588×470 (234 KB) Schaengel89 (sparpend)
17:30, 20 April 2005 588×470 (128 KB) W.wolny (post worked version)
08:23, 12 February 2005 600×489 (104 KB) Elya (Cologne Cathedral stands undamaged while entire area surrounding it is completely devastated. Railroad station and Hohenzollern Bridge lie damaged to the north and east of the cathedral. Germany, April 24, 1945.http://www.archives.gov/research_room/arc/ )
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