This newsreel shows crowds in Times Square celebrating news of V-E Day and people praying in churches. It also shows President Truman announcing the German surrender, U.S. and Russian troops meeting at the Elbe River during the last days of the war, Gen. Emil Reinhardt, raising of the American flag over Nazi headquarters in Nuremberg, Germany, and blowing up the Nazi swastika.
The War Ends in Europe
- 1945
Description
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of War Information.
National Archives Identifier: 38936
Full Citation: Motion Picture 208-UN-29A; The War Ends in Europe; 1945; Motion Picture Films from “United News” Newsreels, 1942 – 1945; Records of the Office of War Information, Record Group 208; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/war-ends-europe/, August 25, 2026]
Rights: Copyright Not Evaluated. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
