Germany 1945: Unconditional Surrender

Series

Series Name

War Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

213

Date Released

4 Jun 1945

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Food to Holland
2. 2Germany 1945: Unconditional Surrender
3. 3London

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

Munich: German troops, captured by Allies, are marched through the streets. GIs inspect Ehren Temple, the tombs of the first sixteen Germans to die for the Nazi regime. Air Chief Marshal Tedder in Berlin to sign ratification of surrender at Army School. The German delegates are: von Friedeburg, Field Marshal Keitel, Colonel General Stumpf. Keitel signs the surrender, then Stumpf, Marshal Zhukov for Russia, General de Tassigny for France, General Spaatz for America and Tedder for Britain. US NATIONAL ARCHIVE ENTRY: 10 min, sd, B&W, 35mm Masses of German prisoners near Munich. German Generals Keitel, Marshal Zhukov, General de Tassigny, Marshal Tedder and General Spaatz are shown at surrender ceremonies. Record Group 208 Accession 3276

Researcher Comments

Arthur William Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder of Glenguin (1890-1967); Admiral Hans Georg von Friedeburg (1895-1945); Wilhelm Keitel (1882-1946); Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov (1896-1974); Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny (1889-1952); General Carl Spaatz (1891-1974)

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Prisoners of war; Occupied territories; Military

Credits:

Commentator

Patrick O’Malley

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Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

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Notes

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