A Black WWII tank battalion rescued from obscurity

watchthisshiii on Instagram: "In one of the most iconic pieces of World War II combat footage, the streets of Köln, Germany, become the backdrop for a rare and dramatic tank duel captured on film. Shot on 6 March 1945 by U.S. Army Signal Corps combat photographer Jim Bates, the grainy black-and-white footage follows the tense standoff between an American T26E3 Pershing—a brand-new heavy tank barely introduced to the European front—and a lurking German Panther tank guarding a ruined intersection