Allied Soldiers on patrol at the trainstation of Hemmen – Dodewaard in the Netherlands in October 1944.
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Hemmen – Dodewaard
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Dodewaard – Waalbanddijk (1)
Two soldiers of the 81st Airborne Anti Aircraft Battalion posing at the Waalbanddijk in Dodewaard the Netherlands in autumn 1944.
Note the grafiti on the wall mentioning the next SS headquarters is 12 km ahead.
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Köln – Bocklemünd
Advancing troops on Lerchenweg in Cologne-Bocklemünd, March 5, 1945. My wife Grace Kailuhu is the stand in for the soldier.
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Köln – Gereonstraße
Woman sitting in the ruins of Cologne in the Gereonstraße while further way tanks moving forward to the Cathedral of Köln, 1945.
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Köln – Bickendorf (1)
A small rest for US soldiers in the suburbs of Bickendorf in Köln during the attack for the city, 5 March 1945.
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Köln – Burgmauer
Allied soldiers hiding near the Römerbrunnen at the Burgmauer and almost reach the Dom Cathedral of Köln during the battle for the city, 6 March 1945.
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Köln – Kaiser Wilhelm Ring
Guard before the entrance of a house at the Kaiser Wilhelm Ring, in which the Allied Military Heaquarters was located after the battle for the city, 10 April 1945.
Then image: National Archives and Records Administration
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Köln – Kardinal-Höffner-Platz
Soldier of US 82nd Airborne division reading a warning sign in front of Cologne Cathedral after the famous tankbattle, 4 April 1945.
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Florence – Piazzale Michelangelo (3)
Allied soldier and 2 nurses posing with the beautiful view of Florence in the background on the Piazzale Michelango in 1945.
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Putte (3)
Corporal R. Young and Sergeant G.E. Murray, both of The Fort Garry Horse, repairing the track of a Sherman Vc Firefly tank, Putte, Netherlands, October 6th 1944.
Then image: Library and Archives Canada
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