As the Allies closed in on the Rhine, one German Panther crew refused to retreat. With Cologne in ruins and its iconic cathedral still standing tall, they prepared to make a last stand in the shadow ...

In March 1945, as Cologne burned, a lone Panther tank faced off against America’s brand-new T26 Pershing in the streets near ...

In 1945, he defeated a German Panther tank near the cathedral in Cologne, Germany — a dramatic duel filmed by an Army cameraman that was seen all over the world.