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English: A Cpl. of 82nd Airborne Division reads a warning sign in the street Cologne, Germany, 4 April 1945.

العربية: كولن، ألمانيا، 4 أبريل 1945.
Català: Un soldat americá mira un cartell davant la catedral de Colonia
Česky: Voják čtoucí varování, Kolín nad Rýnem, Německo, 4. dubna 1945
Cymraeg: Milwr Americanaidd yn darllen arwydd o rybudd o yng Nghwlen (Cologne), yr Almaen, 4ydd o Ebrill 1945.
Dansk: En amerikansk korporal i 82nd Airborne Division læsende et advarselsskilt i Köln, 4. april 1945.
Deutsch: Ein Korporal der 82nd Airborne Division der U.S. Armee liest ein Warnschild auf der Straße; Köln, Deutschland, 4. April 1945.
English: A Cpl. of 82nd Airborne Division reads a warning sign in the street Cologne, Germany, 4 April 1945.
Español: Un soldado americano lee un cartel ante la catedral de Colonia
Suomi: Alikersantti 82. maahanlaskudivisioonasta, tunnettu myös nimellä "All-Americas", lukee varoituskylttiä Kölnissä, Saksassa, 4. huhtikuuta 1945
Français : Un caporal de la U.S. 82nd Airborne Division (82e division aéroportée américaine) lisant un avertissement dans une rue de Cologne, Allemagne, le 4 avril 1945
Galego: Un cabo da 82 División Aerotransportada le un aviso nunha rúa de Colonia, Alemaña, 4 de abril de 1945.
日本語: 1945年4月4日、ドイツケルンの街頭で警告標識を見るアメリカ軍第82空挺師団の伍長。
Lëtzebuergesch : E Kaporal vun der 82nd Airborne Division vun der U.S. Arméi liest e Warnscheld op enger Strooss zu Köln, Däitschland, 4. Abrell 1945.
Polski: Kapral 82 dywizji powietrzno-desantowej czyta napis ostrzegawczy na ulicy Kolonii. Niemcy, 4 kwietnia 1945.
Português: Um soldado americano lendo um cartaz diante da catedral de Colônia, Alemanha em 4 de abril de 1945.
Русский: Капрал американской армии читает предупреждающий знак на улице Кёльна (4 апреля 1945 г.)
Svenska: En amerikansk soldat läser en varningsskylt på en gata i Köln den 4 april 1945.
‪中文(简体)‬: 1945年4月4日美国第82空降师的一名下士在德国科隆街头正在看一个警告标语。
‪中文(繁體)‬: 1945年4月4日美國第82空降師的一名下士在德國科隆街頭正在看一個警告標語。

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English: Original caption:
Cologne, Germany - Cpl. Luther E. Boger, Concord, N.C., skytrooper, reads a warning sign in the street. This street leads to the Rhine River and is under observation of the Germans who occupy a stronghold there. Cpl. Boger is with the 82nd Airborne Division. 4 April 1945. The German tank is burnt out and the torsion-bars have been destroyed by the immense heat of the fire.


Allied troops captured the western part of Cologne on 6th-7th March 1945. The German army still held the eastern shore of the Rhine and attacked the Allies with artillery. The rest of Cologne was captured between 12th and 15th April 1945. Until the 16th April a strip of about 500m along the shore had been declared as a restricted area and the cathedral was just within this zone.
Source

US-Army history images (jpeg)

Date

1945-04-04

Author

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Public domain This image is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.


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50°56′27″N, 6°57′31″E

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