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File:Koeln 1945.jpg

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Aerial image of Cologne on April 24, 1945

24 April 1945

50°55'54.16224336627"N, 6°57'4.52087402342"E

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current08:50, 10 August 2012Thumbnail for version as of 08:50, 10 August 20122,919 × 2,092 (1.94 MB)Martin Kraftsharpend, colorcorrected, straigthend (and cropped)
15:16, 6 April 2008Thumbnail for version as of 15:16, 6 April 20083,000 × 2,395 (1.44 MB)Cobatfor
21:16, 10 June 2005Thumbnail for version as of 21:16, 10 June 2005588 × 470 (234 KB)Schaengel89~commonswikisparpend
17:30, 20 April 2005Thumbnail for version as of 17:30, 20 April 2005588 × 470 (128 KB)W.wolnypost worked version
08:23, 12 February 2005Thumbnail for version as of 08:23, 12 February 2005600 × 489 (104 KB)ElyaCologne Cathedral stands undamaged while entire area surrounding it is completely devastated. Railroad station and Hohenzollern Bridge lie damaged to the north and east of the cathedral. Germany, April 24, 1945.http://www.archives.gov/research_room/arc/

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