#german surrender

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1247x910 Gran concentración de prisioneros de guerra alemanes, 1918, coloreada. Por la época de la capitulación alemana el 11 de noviembre de aquel año.

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General McAuliffe Unveiling the German Surrender Documents in the Rotunda of the National Archives, June 6, 1945

From the series: Historic Photograph File of National Archives Events and Personnel, 1935 - 1975. Records of the National Archives and Records Administration.

General Anthony McAuliffe, commander of the American forces during the Siege of Bastogne, unveils the German Surrender documents in the National Archives Rotunda, on June 6, 1945, just one year following the Allied Invasion of Normandy on D-Day.

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Today marks the 70th anniversary of the formal acceptance of the German surrender by Allied forces in Europe, ending five years of fighting that had scarred the continent. Less than a month later, on June 6 - the one-year anniversary of D-Day - the National Archives held a ceremony in the Rotunda to open an exhibit of the surrender documents. In attendance was U.S. Army General Anthony McAuliffe. McAuliffe was the acting division commander of the 101st Airborne Division troops, who just six months before, defended Bastogne, Belgium, during World War II’s Battle of the Bulge. There, he famously replied “Nuts!” to German demands that the U.S. force surrender to Germany. During the unveiling ceremony, which was broadcast by radio, McAuliffe remarked that the documents were a testament that “the American soldier, bound to a just cause, and backed by the labor and industry of America, can and will overcome any evil force on earth no matter how strong, or how long in power.” Images: 

"General Mcauliffe Unveiling the German Surrender Documents in the Rotunda of the National Archives, June 6, 1945"

“Act of Military Surrender, 5/7/1945“

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“Lieutenant Colonel Woran, Chaplain of the 10th Mountain Division, leads a group of men in prayer at Torboli the day following the unconditional surrender of all German troops in Italy.” 5/3/1945 From the series:  Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981

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A member of the SS surrenders to the allies at the end of the Second World War.

the awkward moment when you see homoerotic tension between a nazi and an allied soldier

also the awkward moment you find a nazi pretty damn hot

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Field Marshall Wilhelm Keitel, signing the ratified surrender terms for the German Army at Russian Headquarters in Berlin, Germany, May 7, 1945.