Image: The Surrender - the scene in the German Officers' Mess on Alderney May 1945, when the Commandant of the island surrendered to the Colonel in charge of the British landing party Art.IWMARTLD5595

Description: The Surrender - the scene in the German Officers' Mess on Alderney May 1945, when the Commandant of the island surrendered to the Colonel in charge of the British landing party image: Five German officers in uniform sit around a table within the interior of an Officers' Mess. One of the German officers signs a document on the table in front of him, watched by a British naval officer who is sitting on the same side of the table, two British officers sitting at the end of the table and a crowd of British officers gathering at the door behind them.
Title: The Surrender - the scene in the German Officers' Mess on Alderney May 1945, when the Commandant of the island surrendered to the Colonel in charge of the British landing party Art.IWMARTLD5595
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//144/media-144309/large.jpg This photograph Art.IWM ART LD 5595 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Harold William Hailstone
Permission: This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
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License: Public domain
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