Two assault guns knocked out by 9th Air Force fighter-bombers near Modrath, Germany, to ease the advance of the 1st Army to Cologne. Infantrymen, one with a top hat picked up in a nearby town, sit on the disabled vehicle resting on the rim of the crater made by a bomb.
Bombing campaign. Europe & North Africa
- ca. 1942 - ca. 1945
Description
This primary source comes from the Records of U.S. Army Operational, Tactical, and Support Organizations (World War II and Thereafter).
National Archives Identifier: 292586
Full Citation: Bombing campaign. Europe & North Africa; ca. 1942 – ca. 1945; Records of U.S. Army Operational, Tactical, and Support Organizations (World War II and Thereafter), Record Group 338. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/1-bombing-campaign-europe-north-africa/, April 1, 2026]
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