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Cpl. Luther E. Boger, Concord, N.C., skytrooper, reads a warning sign in the street

1945-04-04 · Cologne · Germany

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Cpl. Luther E. Boger, Concord, N.C., skytrooper, reads a warning sign in the street. This street  (near the cathedral in Cologne??) leads to the Rhine River and is under observation of the Germans who occupy a stronghold there. Cpl. Boger is with the 82nd Airborne Division. 4 April 1945. The German tank is burnt out and the torsion-bars have been destroyed by the immense heat of the fire.

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