tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50651698518155984.post8298340707362938120..comments2024-01-21T03:20:50.351-07:00Comments on World War II in Pictures: Shootout at Cologne CathedralUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50651698518155984.post-82879610696269232402021-03-11T22:42:27.236-07:002021-03-11T22:42:27.236-07:00I just found your blog posting. Julian H. Patrick ...I just found your blog posting. Julian H. Patrick is my cousin, from my father's side. How surreal to find a photo of him in repose, and how even more surreal to find there is footage of his demise. Thank you for posting this for posterity.A.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080888335664265111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50651698518155984.post-14689679702142995772018-08-25T12:52:07.944-06:002018-08-25T12:52:07.944-06:00It's worth noting that in the film footage of ...It's worth noting that in the film footage of the Pershing taking out the Panther, you can see that the Panther is actually hit 3 times. The first hit isn't in the footage, which starts with the tank already starting to burn and the commander bailing out. While the final Panther crew man (I believe it is the gunner, as he is coming through the commander's hatch) is struggling to get out a second shell goes into the tank. After that there is no sign of the struggling crewman. A final shell hits the Panther shortly after and the tank really starts to burn then.<br />The whole event, and the other footage from Cologne, show just how horrific, brutal and chaotic the street fighting in German towns and cities was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50651698518155984.post-5792081579871575142016-09-07T19:11:00.112-06:002016-09-07T19:11:00.112-06:00You have a good eye. I switched pictures. I should...You have a good eye. I switched pictures. I should have known by the relation of the size of the soldier to the size of the tank. Thanks!James Bjorkmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14749118745932210527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50651698518155984.post-59737713402453588002016-09-07T13:44:45.105-06:002016-09-07T13:44:45.105-06:00There is a problem in this article:
In the photo ...There is a problem in this article: <br />In the photo that has Patton standing in fron of a tank, it is stated that it is a Pershing, but it is in fact a M4A3 (76). You can tell the difference by the shape of the turret, shape of the transmission, hull side, shorter gun (76mm M1 as opposed to the 90mm M3 on the Pershing) and overall smaller size of the tank. <br />Anyways, it is a pretty good article, thanks for sharing all that info with usAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11548704113066786261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50651698518155984.post-31032653054051738552015-08-07T17:16:25.188-06:002015-08-07T17:16:25.188-06:00Thanks, ebor. I, too, have stood in the shadow of ...Thanks, ebor. I, too, have stood in the shadow of the great cathedral, which hearkens back to days of grandeur and piety. You are welcome.James Bjorkmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14749118745932210527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50651698518155984.post-37591559968126126632015-08-07T14:45:27.439-06:002015-08-07T14:45:27.439-06:00Very interesting! Just returned from seeing Colog...Very interesting! Just returned from seeing Cologne Cathedral and wondered about the extent of damage to it during the war. Thanks for completely covering the topic!eborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05447503129491220244noreply@blogger.com