German Soldiers Surrendering Near Munich, Germany
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Description written by Howard Margol: April 1945, On the way to Munich, hauling infantry and spearheading the attack, Howard spotted some Krauts up in the woods and the convoy stopped. Hundreds of infantry and and artillerymen jumped off the trucks and started up into the woods. The German soldiers started to run but a few warning shots changed their minds. They meekly came out and surrendered." ID: Shadowy black and white photo of men in German Army uniforms with their hands up in the air, walking toward the camera.
This file appears in: VE Day
VE Day
“Yes! A few days before the war was actually declared over, we knew the war was over, because my particular unit bypassed Munich. Because there was no real combat in Munich. Germans did very little, and then they retreated out of Munich. So now…