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April/May 1945 Newsreel: Nazis Surrender; Kamikaze Attacks USS Comfort (AH-6); 14th AAF, Etc.
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United Newsreel (U.S. Office of War Information) news from April/May 1945: U.S. Turns to Japan after German Defeat Chinese Orphan Finds Home with U.S. Airmen Japanese Attack Kills 29 on U.S. Hospital Ship [April 28, 1945] President Truman's Mother Flies to Washington Germany Surrenders [4 May 1945] Eisenhower Witnesses Germany's Surrender in France National Archives description "Part 1, Sec. of State Stettinius, Anthony Eden, Molotov, and Mackenzie King meet in San Francisco. Shows lights going on in New York City and Washington, D.C., as blackouts are lifted. Part 2, a Chinese orphan is adopted by the 14th Air Force. Part 3, survivors are taken from a bombed hospital ship. Part 4, President Truman greets his mother at the White House. Part 5, Gen. Montgomery accepts the surrender of German troops in Germany. Part 6, Gen. Jodl surrenders to Gen. W.B. Smith in France. Gen. Eisenhower is present." National Archives Identifier: 39062 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)
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WWII, San Francisco, World War, 1939-1945, Congresses and conventions -- California -- San Francisco, CBI, United Nations -- Congresses, World War, 1939-1945 -- Congresses, Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Jodl, Alfred, 1890-1946, World War, 1939-1945 -- Peace, Smith, Walter Bedell, 1895-1961, Battle Of Okinawa, United States. Army, Stettinius, Edward R. (Edward Reilly), 1900-1949, United States. Navy, Rites And Ceremonies, Soldiers' Bodies, Disposition Of, Eden, Anthony, Earl Of Avon, 1897-1977, King, William Lyon Mackenzie, 1874-1950, Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich, 1890-1986, Montgomery Of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery, Viscount, 1887-1976, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969, Blackouts In War, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island, Navy Nurse Corps, United States. -- Navy Nurse Corps
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