File:Koeln 1945.jpg

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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 central railway 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.
Date Taken on 24 April 1945Category:Cologne photographs taken on 1945-04-24
Source https://www.archives.gov/research/arc/ ARC Identifier: 531287; U.S. Defense Visual Information Center photo HD-SN-99-02996
Author U.S. Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
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Camera location50° 55′ 54.16″ N, 6° 57′ 04.52″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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Category:World War II aerial photographs of Cologne Category:World War II destructions in Cologne Category:Rhine in Cologne Category:Cologne Cathedral in World War II Category:History of railways in Cologne#1945
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