Browning M1919 machine gun crew of 2nd Battalion, US 26th Infantry in the streets of Aachen, Germany, 15 Oct 1944Major General William Simpson and Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery touring the city of Aachen, Germany, 31 Dec 1944. Ten weeks earlier, Aachen became the first city inside Germany to be occupied by the Allies.Aachen in ruins, Germany, Apr 1945, photo 2 of 3Aachen in ruins, Germany, Apr 1945, photo 3 of 3
Browning M1919 machine gun crew of 2nd Battalion, US 26th Infantry in the streets of Aachen, Germany, 15 Oct 1944Major General William Simpson and Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery touring the city of Aachen, Germany, 31 Dec 1944. Ten weeks earlier, Aachen became the first city inside Germany to be occupied by the Allies.Aachen in ruins, Germany, Apr 1945, photo 2 of 3Aachen in ruins, Germany, Apr 1945, photo 3 of 3
Charlemagne Prize award ceremony for Winston Churchill, Aachen, Germany, 10 May 1956; note Konrad Adenauer speaking to Churchill
Charlemagne Prize award ceremony for Winston Churchill, Aachen, Germany, 10 May 1956; note Konrad Adenauer speaking to Churchill


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