In March 1945, tanks from the american ‘easy’ company 3rd armoured division pushed into Cologne with orders to take the city as part of operation ‘lumberjack’. Unknown to them was the remnants of the 9th panzer division, still determined to fight to the last despite defeat staring them in the face. Multiple shermans and a new pershing tank pushed into the city and encountered a panther hiding amongst the ruins. The Panther knocked out a sherman, killing everyone inside and stopping the others fr

German combat footage of fierce fighting taken during World War 2. #warcampaign #panzer #ww2history