Victory Round-Up

Victory Round-Up Red Army troops parade at Berlin airfield, reviewed by Marshal Zhukov w/ Spaatz and Tedder?. Field Marshal Keitel and Gen. von Friedeburg sign unconditional surrender for remaining German troops; document signed by Spaatz, Tedder, Zhukov and Latte de Tassigny. 06:13:04 Berlin in ruins inc. Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Adlon Hotel, cathedral. Allied troops advance into countryside to complete occupation. Tank loaded w/ troops passes ‘Berchtesgaden’ sign; MS smoke rises from bombed shell of Hitler’s Berghof chalet. Munich beer hall gutted interior, CU sign ‘Aufgang zum Fest-Saal Trinkstube’. 06:14:08 Goering meets Allied press corps following capture. VS Kesselring, Von Runstedt, Frank, von Kleist, Adm. Horthy, Inquhart. Brandenburger signs capitulation of German troops in Austria at Innsbruck, US Gen. Brooks signs. Doenitz driven away at Flensburg. British sailors board German U-boats at Antwerp, German sailors taken as PoWs. Celebrations in streets of Brussels, smoke flares set off as fireworks. Bells of Notre Dame and Sacre Coeur ring in Paris; crowds in Place de l’Opera and Rue de Madeleine; de Gaulle at Arc de Triomphe w/ flags, salutes at tomb of Unknown Soldier. 06:19:15 German Army and Navy in north-west Germany, Netherlands and Denmark surrenders to Montgomery at Luneberg Heath. British fleet sails into Copenhagen harbour; German cruiser Prinzelagen ?; Montgomery reviews troops; motorcade through city, Danish civilians cheer Montgomery; sheet music printed and distributed; King Christian X arrives for re-opening of Danish Parliament. WWII. Victory in Europe. Nazi war criminals.