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Description Koeln 1945.jpg |
English:
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.
Deutsch:
Der trotz mehrer direkter Treffer scheinbar unbeschädigt wirkende
Kölner Dom
steht inmitten der vollständig zerstörten Innenstadt von
Köln
. Hinter der Kathedrale ist der zerstörte
Hauptbahnhof
, so wie weiter östlich die eingestürzte
Hohenzollernbrücke
zu erkennen.
Deutschland
, 24 April 1945.
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Date | Taken on 24 April 1945 |
Source | https://www.archives.gov/research/arc/ ARC Identifier: 531287 ; U.S. Defense Visual Information Center photo HD-SN-99-02996 [1] |
Author | U.S. Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. [2] |
Other versions | Derivative works of this file: Koeln 1945-sharpened-resized.jpg |
Camera location | 50° 55′ 54.16″ N, 6° 57′ 04.52″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 50.931712; 6.951256 |
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