The WW2 Tank Battle Caught On Film! (WW2 Documentary)

In March 1945 US forces of the 3rd Armored Division advanced into the ruins of the German city of Cologne. Over two days of bitter fighting they eventually pushed the defenders back across the Rhine. Standing in their way were the last few tanks of the German Army in the region. This is the story of how one M26 Pershing tank came up against a formidable Panther outside the iconic Cathedral, with the duel being caught on camera in one of the most iconic scenes of WW2. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one • time payment: • Support us via Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/BattleGuide • One Time Support: https://battleguide.co.uk/support Newsletter: If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter: ⁠https://battleguide.co.uk/newsletter Not So Quiet On The Western Front! (Podcast): https://battleguide.co.uk/podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/64bg6BvW4OlrrtbgSpBtDz Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not-so-quiet-on-the-western-front-a-battle-guide-production/id1716885995 Links: • Podcast: https://battleguide.co.uk/podcast • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BattleGuide • Twitter: https://twitter.com/BattleguideVT • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@battleguide • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/battleguide.vt Written Sources: Dierk Lürbke, website (English & German). He once again describes the events in great detail. -https://anicursor.com/colpicwar2.html Forgotten Archives: the Lost Signal Corps Photos - https://www.facebook.com/ForgottenArchivesLostSignalCorpsPhotos/ A. Makos, Spearhead (2019) S. Zaloga, M26/M46 Pershing Tank 1943-45 (2000) W. Ramsey After The Battle 104 (1999) D. Zumbro, Battle for the Ruhr (2006) Video Sources: Getty Archive, Divisions of the 1st Army Enter Cologne During WW2 H. Rheindorf (2015 edition), March 1945, Duel at the Cathedral Scenes of War, Interview with J. Bates (2015 Documentary), accessed via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4u5VM4Z2bM Original Sources of the Footage from Bates, Rosenmann and Garrell: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23469 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/15761 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/17311 General Archive Sources: Imperial War Museum Archives (IWMA) US National Archives (NARA) Bundesarchiv (German National Archives) anicursor.com Dierk's page Special - Cologne at war, tank duel at the cathedral (1) Tank duel at the Cathedral, Cologne March 06, 1945. Battle of the last tank Scenes of War: Combat Photographer Jim Bates catalog.archives.govcatalog.archives.gov National Archives NextGen Catalog The online portal to the records held at the National Archives, and information about those records. Want to support our work? • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BattleGuide Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/BattleguideVT TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@battleguide