12-237 Garand Picture of the Day - VE day 1944 Dusseldorf, Germany,

[Mark in Rochester]

U.S. Soldiers march in a victory parade in Dusseldorf, Germany, on V-E Day, May 8, 1945. Image and caption: U.S. Army





Germany Quits! Soldiers grab copies of the “Stars and Stripes” extra rolling off the presses of the “London Times” on 7 May. The 15,000 copies of this extra edition were the first to hit the London Streets with the full story of the German Surrender. Photo by T/3 Ronnie McCaffin. Note “Stars and Stripes” shoulder patches worn by men at right. U.S. Army Photograph. Caption credit: Naval History and Heritage Command.

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