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The Battle of Cologne is one of the most iconic battles of the Martian War and the first great triumph of the Concord. Lasting for four months, the battle was defined by brutal street fighting and casualties unseen in this history of human warfare. Until the War of the Third Concord, the Battle of Cologne would remain the deadliest in human history. The city of Cologne rested on the west bank of the Rhine and was the home of a fortress of the German Confederation and, later, a key link in the Bismarck Line. Along most of the Rhine, cities on the west were evacuated and reduced to rubble by Concord artillery as soon as Martian forces entered,