President Proclaims V-E Day (Universal Newsreel, May 1945)

Description

The original release sheet reads: 1. WAR ENDS IN EUROPE / THE RISE AND FALL OF THE NAZIS: Militant Germany is shown on the march against Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland. The rush of the Panzer divisions through the Lowlands causing the downfall of France—the humiliating British retreat from the beaches of Dunkirk—the terrible air blitzes on London—the advance on Moscow, all these slashing moves portray the power-crazed Hitler and his Nazi cohorts in the full prime of their conquests and glory.—Pearl Harbor precipitates America into the global conflicts. Lend-Lease aid bolsters the Allies until D-Day! From that time on German power spirals downward. Her factories are laid waste, her railways are destroyed, her Luftwaffe is driven from the skies, and her troops are captured by the hundreds of thousands. The Nazi banner is struck to earth, nevermore to fly again in a world of peace loving nations. 2. PRESIDENT PROCLAIMS V-E DAY: President Truman officially proclaims V-E Day, as Germany submits her unconditional surrender to Gen. Eisenhower's headquarters in Reims.—N.Y. MILLIONS CELEBRATE: Overjoyed by the victory news from Europe. New Yorkers jubilantly celebrate in the canyons of Wall Street, and in the playground of the world—Times Square.

Collection

MCA/Universal Pictures Collection

Series

Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library