Germans Capitulate
Series
- Series Name
- War Pictorial News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 4
- Summary
- The Eighth Army enters Bologna and receives a huge welcome from the Italians. May 3rd: representatives of Supreme Allied Command in the Mediterranean meet the representatives (in civilian clothes) of the Wehrmacht in Italy. Field Marshal Alexander officiates. US NATIONAL ARCHIVE ENTRY: 10 min sd, B&W, 35 mm Part 2 Civilians cheer as allied troops enter Bologna, Italy. General Alexander receives the surrender of German troops in Italy. Shows masses of prisoners. Part 3 General Montgomery and German officers sign papers surrendering Nazi forces stationed in Germany. Record Group 208 Accession 3276
- Keywords
- Ceremonies; Prisoners of war; Military
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Rex Keating
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Film Archive
- Name
- Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
- film@iwm.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film
- Phone
- 020 7416 5291
- Fax
- 020 7416 5379
- Address
- Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ - Notes
- The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.
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