Germany surrenders in Austria at the end of World War II in Europe. German officials arrive for surrender. German General and Commander of 19th German Army Erich Brandenberger signs capitulation in an Austrian city. U.S. Army General Edward H. Brooks receives German surrender in Austria. German Naval Commander Admiral Karl Donitz is captured. British sailors board captured German U-boats at Antwerp, Belgium. German prisoners aboard a U-boat.
V-E Day and Victory celebrations in Europe at the end of World War II in Europe. Civilians celebrate on the streets in Brussels, Belgium. Victory celebrations in Paris, France show a church bell ringing. French, American and British flags are raised. Cheering French crowd on the streets in Paris. French General Charles de Gaulle visits the Arch de Triomphe and pays homage at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier. British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery receives German surrender at Lundberg.
A Danish crowd celebrates victory on the streets of Copenhagen, Denmark at the end of World War II. A British fleet enters Copenhagen harbor. British General Bernard Montgomery reviews Danish honor guard aboard a German cruiser in the harbor. Men and women dance on the deck of the ship. General Montgomery rides in a convertible car along the streets of Copenhagen. Cheering crowd on both sides of the streets. Flags of Allied countries adorn buildings. Danish women holding British flags in the crowd. King of Denmark Christian X arrives on a carriage for reopening of the Danish parliament.
Nazi German troops in Italy during the Italian Campaign of World War II. A German campaign map of Italy and Greece during the war. Field Marshal of German Air Force General Albert Kesselring inspects a German post in Italy. A German soldier looks through a sighting instrument. Artillery pieces are cleaned and assembled by German troops.
Allied bombing of Monte Cassino, Italy during World War II. Views of the Abbey of Monte Cassino. German officers talk to Abbot Gregoria Di Mare. Treasures from the abbey are hauled to Rome. Church authorities accept a receipt from German officials. Allied airplanes bomb the abbey. Smoke rises from explosions. Abbot Mare flees to Vatican City with a German escort. Refugees search the ruins of bombed Castel Gandolfo.
German troops advance to the north of Italy during World War II. German troops loaded in a train entering a tunnel. Troops push carts loaded with equipment. Trucks loaded with troops pass over a bridge. German Army vehicles move through water and pass a muddy area. German troops and pack mules advance to take up positions. Ski troops set up an observation post. Ski troopers take positions and look through binoculars. A camouflaged German tank advances along a road. German officers confer at a map. German infantry, with machine guns and artillery support, repel Allied landings. Smoke rises from a burning Allied ship. German troops care for wounded soldiers.
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