COLOGNE CAPTURED BY THE US FIRST ARMY Part 1

Description

Summary: Suburbs of Cologne. Patrols mopping-up. M-4 A-6 tanks and other armored vehicles moving thru streets. German civilians looking on. Grinning soldier with hand on breast of life-like mannequin. Patrol and M-4 tank moving thru burning section of city. Soldier searching dead German soldier. Two soldiers at side of burning, one of them firing, other covering him with machine gun. Patrol entering wide boulevard with cathedral in bg. German woman with hands raised. Soldiers firing from behind armored vehicle. Wheels going over Hitler's picture. M-4 tank firing toward building. Troops waiting for order to advance. A Sherman tank being hit by enemy fire. Crew member comes out of turret and rolls over the side to the ground. Various shots of occupied city.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities