Truman Proclaims End of European Conflict World War II, Newspaper, May 8, 1945
Entry/Object ID
AM1987.1.146
Scope and Content
Truman Proclaims End Of European Conflict World War II. One headline was Surrender Pact Seal In Berlin. Churchill, in victory proclamation, says ratification will be in defeated enemy capital. (Exhibit Copy included in container.)
Another article Nazis Quit When Army Lays Down. Refusal of soldiers to fight brings surrender. The last straw in German resistance came when commanders could not get German soldiers to fight. It was disclosed by the German delegates who came to General Eisenhower's advance headquarters at Reims today to sign the instrument of surrender. Dated Tuesday evening, May 8, 1945.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Newspaper
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Serial
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Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
World War II, Victory in Europe, German Surrender, U.S. Presidents, Truman, Harry S., Nazi Germany
