The following pictures were found on the footnote.com-website, courtesy of NARA archives |
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View to city district Eigelsteinviertel, the Hansa-Hochhaus, church St. Ursula, the Cologne jail from Cologne people called "Klingelpütz"
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View to western city districts, in background area Appellhofplatz and Zeughaus, at bottom right side street Komödienstraße next to church St. Andreas
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Aerial view
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St. Aposteln at square Neumarkt
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Cathedral and ruins
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On the road between Neumarkt and Heumarkt, in background Cathedral and the - today - Kaufhof-building at street Schildergasse
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Blick vom Dom Richtung nördliche Stadtteile, links am Rande des Domturmes ein Turm von St. Kunibert ohne Dach
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The Kaiserin Augusta memorial at street Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring
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Aerial view city district Deutz, background Cathedral, train station Deutz in the middle of the picture
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Aerial view, area around building Dischhaus and church St. Kolumba. In background coming from left side to right side the street Hohe Strasse
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The german Panther tank at the cathedral
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Again the german Panther tank
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Aerial view, Cathedral area
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Aerial view, Cathedral area
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View to city district Deutz
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View to city district Deutz
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Aerial view, the destroyed bridge Hohenzollernbrücke
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Aerial view, the destroyed bridge Hohenzollernbrücke. Below the city district Deutz, on top of the picture the Cathedral
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Aerial view city
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Ruins
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Aerial view Cathedral area
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Military persons on the street Gereonstraße
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Aerial view Cologne
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Aerial view city district Mülheim, the destroyed bridge Mülheimer Brücke
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View to western city districts
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October 15, 1944. Aerial view. After the big attacks, smoke everywhere
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Cathedral
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Central station
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Aerial view of the destroyed city. Areas around - today - Mediapark behind the train rails and in foreground the area where the ruins were collected. The ruins mountain is still there today, now forrest and park. Cologne people still name it "Trümmerberg", hill of ruins
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The following photos are courtesy of B24.NET, by friendly permission of Bob Books |
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Cathedral and city
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Flight over city district Deutz
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Flight over city district Deutz
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Flight next to the cathedral
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Flight over the city
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