Two American soldiers on patrol in the Adalbertstrasse in the fall of 1944. In the background you can see St. Adalbert with the missing spire.
Then image: Aachen Stadtarchive
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Staged sniper photo on the Rolandplatz on 19 October 1944.
Note: The building behind the tree is the same building.
Then image: US Signal Corps
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Würselen, PFC Herman G. Bulau im Haus, Scherberger Str. 45.
Then image: US Signal Corps
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Major General William Simpson and Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery touring the city of Aachen, Germany, 31 Dec 1944. Ten weeks earlier, Aachen became the first city inside Germany to be occupied by the Allies.
Then image: IWM
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German refugees are taken into safety by an allied soldier over the railway line near to Rothe Erde.
Note: This was the best I could do. The railwayline is quite steep and normally not accesible for a photo.
Then image: ?
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German refugees at the Adalbertsteinweg are taking into safety  by an american soldier during the Battle of Aachen.
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American Soldiers inside the Aachener Dom, October 1944. When I was there last year I discovered after I was back home again that the 1944 image was mirrored. So when I was back in again i took the photo at the correct spot.
Then image: ?
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American Soldiers patrol through the city of Aachen during the battle for the city.
Then image:
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On October 15, 1944, during the fierce battle in Aachen, Germany, an M2A1 half-track armored vehicle of the US anti-tank company dragged the door M1A3 57mm anti-tank gun forward in the Elzassstraße.
Then image: ?
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