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Unconditional surrender of Germany ratified in Berlin. Admiral Hans Georg von Friedeburg, Commander in Chief of the German Fleet, signs May 9, 1945, in Berlin a copy of the ratification of the unconditional surrender of Germany to the Allies originally signed at Reims, France, May 7, 1945. The signing of the ratified copies of the instrument of surrender took place at the Soviet Army Headquarters in ...

French rebuild Montebourg. Close to one of the first Allied landing places, the town of Montebourg was blasted and burned by the Nazis as they fled. For a few weeks, this village was almost completely uninhabited after the Nazis retreated June 20, 1944. Nearly every house suffered in the battle. But the people of Montebourg are returning to rehabilitate their homes. Paul Boulot, long known as the best ...

Unconditional surrender of Germany ratified in Berlin. British Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder, Deputy Supreme Commander in Chief Allied Expeditionay Force, signs on behalf of the Allied High Command in Berlin May 9, 1945, a copy of the ratification of the unconditional surrender of Germany to the Allies originally signed at Reims, France, May 7, 1945. The instrument of ratification was signed ...

'He hit me right here.' A surprise for Mayor La Guardia. Mayor La Guardia showing an interviewer where he was struck, in his office in New York City, U.S.A. at the City Hall.

Neville Chamberlain addresses electors of city of London at Cannon Street. Only political meeting of election campaign in city. Mr. Neville Chamberlain addressing the meeting of electors of the City of London at the Great Hall, Cannon Street.

Nazi death chamber in Paris. French policemen and members of the French Forces of the Interior examine the bulletschipped post where French hostages were executed by the Germans. The blindfolds which covered the eyes of the victims are draped over the posts. New posts for use when a set become too splintered for further use are propped up against the wall of the execution hall. The torture chambers ...

Col. Gustaf Jodl, German Chief of Staff under Doenitz regime, center with back to camera, signs unconditional surrender document in War Room, Reims, France. On his Left is General Admiral Von Friedeburg of the German Navy, and on his right is Maj. Wilhelm Oxenius of the German general Staff. Across the table are Allied officers, left to right, Lt. Gen Sir F.E. Morgan, deputy Chief of Staff; Gen. Francois ...

Kensington stages anti air-raid exhibition. How to make homes gas-proof. Members of the Voluntary Aid Detachment and Town Hall Staff demonstrating how to make windows proof against bomb splinters and gas at Kensington.