Scenes from Geneva Convention, and surrender of 20,000 Germans to US General Macon by German Major General Elster near Loire

A US Army Signal Corps training film on Rules for controlling German prisoners of war. International conference 1929 in Geneva, Switzerland. Various officers and dignitaries in the conference. Image of Field Manual 27-10 states the Rules of Land Warfare based on the Geneva Conventions and describes standard procedures for handling Prisoners of War. Scene of 20,000 Prisoners of War who surrender under Nazi Major General Eric Elster at Loire, France September 16, 1944 to the United States 3rd Army, 83rd Division, under General Macon. General Elster salutes General Macon, then approaches the microphones in the middle of a roadway and delivers a surrender speech. General Macon then replies accepting the surrender on behalf of General Simpson. General Macon states that the men will be treated according to the rules made during the conference in Geneva.