Footage and photographs exist of Germans surrendering towns and cities on the Western Front.
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Archival sources and historical discussions confirm the existence of photographs and videos documenting German surrenders on the Western Front, such as at Reims.
# Is there any footage and/or photos of Germans surrendering towns and cities in the Western Front?
Tags: world-war-two, nazi-germany
- Score: 10
- Views: 1135
- Answers: 1
- Answered: yes
- Asked by: Anixx (32831 rep)
- Asked: 2012-01-26
- Edited: 2012-02-13
- Site: history
## Question
I heard that unlike the surrender ceremonies in the Eastern front, those on the western front were arranged to be solemn, festive and pompous, especially when the cities were conceded without fighting.
Thus I would be glad for pointing at any footage and/or photos showing German surrender ceremonies in 1944-1945 in the West.
## Answers
### Answer by sealz (score: 3)
German Surrender at Rheims. The below photograph comes up on many pages, etc when searching for information on the surrender at Reims
I also came across these videos. I cannot verify who posted the first one or where it originated from.
German Bohemia Surrender
Germans Surrender at Reims (This one was sited as being posted by www.eto-history-group.fr/
Finally this article may not be a picture or a video but it should be added. It is an article from the perspective of a British man(maybe a soldier) during the Channel Islands S