Aachen: The U.S. Army's Battle for Charlemagne's City in World War II (34 page)

“Flames licking” from a flamethrower.
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Master bedroom in Rimburg Castle.
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Chandelier used to hang GI laundry in captured Rimburg Castle.
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American armored vehicles on the defense.
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Aerial view of bombed-out Aachen.
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Engineers prepare V-13.
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Some of the damage caused to railway station at Aachen during Allied attack.
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Germans surrendering.
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Twenty-Sixth Infantry heavy machine-gun crew.
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An American soldier observes the effects of grenade fire.
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Damage inside St. Joseph's Church.
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A tank bulldozes an opening through Rothe Erde railroad station.
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A tank comes through Rothe Erde railroad station to support infantry forces.
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155mm SP gun.
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