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A jubilant American airman hugging an English woman at Piccadilly Circus, London, England, United Kingdom, celebrating Germany's unconditional surrender, 7 May 1945 [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     A jubilant American airman hugging an English woman at Piccadilly Circus, London, England, United Kingdom, celebrating Germany's unconditional surrender, 7 May 1945 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name London, England, United Kingdom
Date 7 May 1945
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Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via Wikimedia Commons
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Identification Code   111-SC-205398
 
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Photos on Same Day 7 May 1945
 
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Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 1,296 x 1,185 pixels



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1. An American Airman says:
16 May 2009 03:49:31 AM

Great photo of the serviceman hugging an English woman at war's end -- but for the record, the serviceman is an Airman, not a soldier. Easily seen by the USAAF insignia on his lapel and the Eighth Air Force patch on his shoulder. In honor of the thousands of Airmen who died fighting the war, please correct your caption!

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