The Cologne Panther

A German Panther tank of Panzerabteilung 2106 of Panzerbrigade 106 »Feldherrnhalle« being destroyed by AP shells fired by an American M26 tank of E Company, 32nd Armoured Regiment, 3rd Armoured Division. Filmed by sergeant Jim Bates of the First Army Signal Corps on March 6th 1945 near the Cologne Cathedral, Germany. Additional info and photos: