WWII - 1945, Germany, 3rd Armored Division Street Fighting, Cologne, 06Mar45

WWII - 1945, Germany, 3rd Armored Division Street Fighting, Cologne, 06Mar45 LIB 3754 Street fighting in Cologne ; tank crew on tank looking tired. 13:02:23 Slate: Rosenmann, 05Mar45 Cologne. Troops & tanks past rubble lining both sides of street; tank firing, infantry firing rifle; other tanks move up. Tank firing. Explosions. 13:03:31 Smoking truck w/ body laying outside open door; tank past & firing down street towards Cathedral towers. Infantry firing. 13:04:37 German soldier surrendering. Views of tank firing machine guns. Tank hit & burning in street. GOOD. 13;05:43 CU tank turret turning; wrecked / destroyed buildings. Tank firing beside park. 13:06:10 Infantry running up behind; officer giving instructions, on field telephone by jeep as infantry advancing. 13:06:44 LIB 3753. Slate: Camera Bates. 06Mar45 Cologne. 13:06:49 Advancing tank watched by infantry. GIs w/ rifles firing from on top of debris. Tanks advance. Men firing machine gun from top of pile of bricks. Intersection w/ debris & car; car leaving w/ tracers fired at it. 13:07:51 MS Tank in street catching fire as crewman climbs out, runs off as flames grow & tank burns. Tilt up spires of Cathedral. 13:08:58 Infantry along street past rubble. Explosion & GIs running across street w/ Cathedral in background. 13:09:35 Pan across German illustrated propoganda poster to infantry behind corner of building. GOOD. 13:09:50 Smoke filled street, explosions. Tracers towards man crossing street who runs. GIs kick door in, run up street; CU knocking in door w/ axe. Infantry moving forward, running along street; past destroyed buildings. Tank moves pst; firing, tracers seen fired & hitting building. Cathedral past twisted steel. 13:12:16 Slate. Same. Infantry in doorways, tank slowly moving, firing. Explosion at end of street, front of building collapses into street. Infantry past wrecked cars & buildings. Searching car beside street; tanks behind. Investigate body of young woman in car. Coat put over body outside car. WW2 Fighting; Battle; City; NOTE: Good coverage & action.