March 1945. In the ruined streets of Cologne, with the cathedral towering in the background, a brand-new American Pershing tank rolled into combat for the first time—and straight into the crosshairs ...

In March 1945, as Cologne lay in ruins and the Germans retreated, one Panther tank made a final stand beside the city’s great cathedral. The brief but legendary clash with an American Pershing became ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — When 96-year-old Clarence ...