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Pershing tanks in Cologne: America’s heavy armor enters the battle

As Allied forces pushed into Germany in 1945, the arrival of the powerful M26 Pershing tank marked a new stage in the final ...
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WWII ‘Hero of Cologne’ finally receives Bronze Star nearly 75 years after legendary showdown with Nazi tank

Army veteran Clarence Smoyer, the ‘Hero of Cologne’ who helped take the town of Cologne, Germany in March 1945 as tank gunner with the famous ‘Eagle 7’ M26 Pershing tank crew, finally received the ...
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The M26 Pershing’s Trial by Combat: First Clashes with the Third Reich

Deployed in the final weeks of WWII, the M26 Pershing was thrust straight into action near Elsdorf and Cologne—facing Tiger tanks, urban warfare, and the chaotic rush toward the Rhine. From its ...