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American soldier guarding a corner of a German prisoners of war camp near Remagen, Germany, 25 Apr 1945Captured German officers and men marching under loose American supervision, Austria, 1945
American soldier guarding a corner of a German prisoners of war camp near Remagen, Germany, 25 Apr 1945Captured German officers and men marching under loose American supervision, Austria, 1945
Soviet soldier with PPD submachine gun with a column of German prisoners of war, Berlin, Germany, May 1945British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery hosting a delegation of German officers at his headquarters at Lüneburg Heath, Germany to discuss surrender plans, 3 May 1945.
Soviet soldier with PPD submachine gun with a column of German prisoners of war, Berlin, Germany, May 1945British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery hosting a delegation of German officers at his headquarters at Lüneburg Heath, Germany to discuss surrender plans, 3 May 1945.
British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery is the last to sign the documents of surrender as German General Eberhard Kinzel looks on at Montgomery’s headquarters at Lüneburg Heath, Germany, 4 May 1945.British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery looks on as German General Eberhard Kinzel signs the documents of surrender at Montgomery’s headquarters at Lüneburg Heath, Germany, 4 May 1945.
British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery is the last to sign the documents of surrender as German General Eberhard Kinzel looks on at Montgomery’s headquarters at Lüneburg Heath, Germany, 4 May 1945.British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery looks on as German General Eberhard Kinzel signs the documents of surrender at Montgomery’s headquarters at Lüneburg Heath, Germany, 4 May 1945.
Generalleutnant Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin surrendering to General Mark Clark at US 15th Army Group Headquarters, Italy, 4 May 1945Montgomery reading surrender document to German officers at British 21st Army Group headquarters, Lüneburg Heath, Germany, 4 May 1945. This was only the large surrender in Germany of German forces facing British forces.
Generalleutnant Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin surrendering to General Mark Clark at US 15th Army Group Headquarters, Italy, 4 May 1945Montgomery reading surrender document to German officers at British 21st Army Group headquarters, Lüneburg Heath, Germany, 4 May 1945. This was only the large surrender in Germany of German forces facing British forces.
German soldiers surrendering their rifles, near Landeck, Austria, 6 May 1945Soviet troops escorting German officers to surrender negotiations, Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), 6 May 1945
German soldiers surrendering their rifles, near Landeck, Austria, 6 May 1945Soviet troops escorting German officers to surrender negotiations, Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), 6 May 1945
A jubilant American airman hugging an English woman at Piccadilly Circus, London, England, United Kingdom, celebrating GermanyAfter Germany’s surrender papers were signed at Reims, France 7 May 1945, Soviet General Ivan Susloparov and his aide met with Supreme Allied Commander Dwight Eisenhower.
A jubilant American airman hugging an English woman at Piccadilly Circus, London, England, United Kingdom, celebrating Germany's unconditional surrender, 7 May 1945After Germany’s surrender papers were signed at Reims, France 7 May 1945, Soviet General Ivan Susloparov and his aide met with Supreme Allied Commander Dwight Eisenhower.
British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery salutes Russian cavalry passing in review during a visit to the headquarters of Soviet General Konstantin Rokossovsky in Wismar, Germany, 7 May 1945.British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery stands to propose a toast during a dinner at the headquarters of Soviet General Konstantin Rokossovsky in Wismar, Germany, 7 May 1945.
British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery salutes Russian cavalry passing in review during a visit to the headquarters of Soviet General Konstantin Rokossovsky in Wismar, Germany, 7 May 1945.British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery stands to propose a toast during a dinner at the headquarters of Soviet General Konstantin Rokossovsky in Wismar, Germany, 7 May 1945.
British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, left, and Soviet General Konstantin Rokossovsky, right, during a visit to Rokossovsky’s headquarters in Wismar, Germany, 7 May 1945.British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, right, and Soviet General Konstantin Rokossovsky, center, talk through their translators during a visit to Rokossovsky’s headquarters in Wismar, Germany, 7 May 1945.
British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, left, and Soviet General Konstantin Rokossovsky, right, during a visit to Rokossovsky’s headquarters in Wismar, Germany, 7 May 1945.British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, right, and Soviet General Konstantin Rokossovsky, center, talk through their translators during a visit to Rokossovsky’s headquarters in Wismar, Germany, 7 May 1945.
Chief Air Marshall Sir Arthur Tedder and LtGen Carl Spaatz in the office of Marshall Georgy Zhukov before the German surrender was signed at Zhukov’s Headquarters at Karlshorst, Berlin, Germany, 7 May 1945Chinese Army junior officer celebrating with British soldiers, London, England, United Kingdom, 7 May 1945
Chief Air Marshall Sir Arthur Tedder and LtGen Carl Spaatz in the office of Marshall Georgy Zhukov before the German surrender was signed at Zhukov’s Headquarters at Karlshorst, Berlin, Germany, 7 May 1945Chinese Army junior officer celebrating with British soldiers, London, England, United Kingdom, 7 May 1945
ColGen Alfred Jodl approaching the table with the documents of surrender, Reims, France, 7 May 1945. His aide, Maj Wilhelm Oxenius, is on the left and Kriegsmarine Admiral Hans-Georg Von Friedeburg is on the rightEisenhower and Tedder addressed the world over radio and motion picture shortly after the signing of the German surrender documents, Rheims, France, 7 May 1945
ColGen Alfred Jodl approaching the table with the documents of surrender, Reims, France, 7 May 1945. His aide, Maj Wilhelm Oxenius, is on the left and Kriegsmarine Admiral Hans-Georg Von Friedeburg is on the rightEisenhower and Tedder addressed the world over radio and motion picture shortly after the signing of the German surrender documents, Rheims, France, 7 May 1945

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