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| Helmuth von Moltke (rear) and Freya Deichmann (left) on their wedding day, Köln, Germany, 18 Oct 1931; Moltke's mother (center) and Deichmann's mother (right) also present | Joachim von Ribbentrop bidding farewell to Neville Chamberlain, Köln Airport, Germany, 25 Sep 1938 |
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| Neville Chamberlain and Joachim von Ribbentrop at Köln Airport, Germany, 25 Sep 1938 | Cathedral at Cologne, Germany with the collapsed Deutz Suspension Bridge beyond, Mar 1945. |
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| Corporal Luther E. Boger of US 82nd Airborne Division reading a warning sign in front of Cologne Cathedral, Köln (Cologne), Germany, 4 Apr 1945; note Thompson submachine gun and Panther tank wreck | Civilians, Köln (Cologne), Germany, Jun 1945 |
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| Destroyed Hohenzollern Bridge bridge, Köln, Germany, Jun 1945 | Hohe Domkirche Sankt Petrus cathedral, Köln (Cologne), Germany, Jun 1945 |
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| The Rhine River at Köln (Cologne), Germany, Jun 1945 | War damaged Köln (Cologne), Germany, Jun 1945; note Hohe Domkirche Sankt Petrus cathedral in background |
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