German POWs in Italy and Germany (SFP 186)

The first part of the video shows German POWs in Italy. On May 2nd 1945 German soldiers laid down their arms as the terms of the German unconditional surrender. You can see the masses of Wehrmacht members escorted by the US-Army. At 3:13 there probably is (according to the uniform) a German soldier belonging to the Panzer troop, who stands next to US-Soldiers smiling at the camera. At 03:22 you can see Hermann Göring during May 14th/15th 1945, who was interviewed among others by Klaus Mann (son of Thomas Mann) on May 11th 1945 in Augsburg. Starting at 03:37, the last part of the video shows masses of German POWs. On May 9th 1945 more than 40,000 German POWs were escorted through the Vogtland, including Plauen, Klingenthal, Tannenbergsthal, Morgenröthe, Jägersgrün, Hammerbrücke.
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