4K AI Colorized | The tank duel at the Cologne cathedral (Extended Version) - DeOldify

Found more unedited footage of The tank duel at the Cologne cathedral. The original black and white film footage has been colorized and upscaled to 4K resolution using artificial intelligence. Original video and description: In early March of 1945, the vaunted “Spearhead Division“ entered the German city of Cologne for a pivotal battle in the final days of World War II. Tank gunner Clarence Smoyer, a curly-haired 21-year-old, was part of the crew in a new American supertank, the Pershing, that helped the Americans to victory. Cameraman Jim Bates, of Colorado Springs, followed Smoyer’s tank through the battle in which it destroyed two German tanks, including one depicted in this video, next to the Cologne Cathedral. The battle footage was seen in newsreels across the country.