Aachen: The U.S. Army's Battle for Charlemagne's City in World War II (33 page)

Aachen citizens leaving the city before the evacuation was halted.
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U.S. soldiers examine pillboxes built into hillsides.
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Twenty-Sixth Infantry troops readying for the attack on Nutheim.
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More American forces cross through the dragon's teeth.
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Tank recovery vehicle fording a stream.
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U.S. reconnaissance troops examine a captured German
Panzerfaust
.
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A bunker with double steel doors built in a hill of solid rock found in Stolberg.
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This pillbox dome shows damage from artillery hits.
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Americans practice using a flamethrower.
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Mortars set up and fire.
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An American armored vehicle enters Palenberg.
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M-10s in the streets.
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POWs in Ubach.
WARREN WATSON, A 30TH ID HISTORY WEBMASTER; ORIGINAL FROM THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES