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WW2 Victory Roundup, May 1945: German Forces Surrender, Celebrations Across Free Europe
- National Archives & Records Administration (NARA). Victory Round Up (1945). Series: Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels, compiled 1942 - 1945. Gens. Zhukov, Spaatz, and Tedder receive Gen. Keitel's surrender at Berlin. Shows Munich scenes.
German Gens. Goring, Kesselring, & von Runstedt are captured. Gen. E.H. Brooks receives Germany's surrender in Austria. Adm. Doenitz is captured. British sailors board German U-boats at Antwerp.
Citizens of Brussels & Paris celebrate in the streets, Gen. de Gaulle visits the Arc de Triomphe. Gen. Montgomery receives the German surrender at Lundberg. The British fleet enters Copenhagen harbor. Gen. Montgomery & King Christian X ride through the streets of Copenhagen.