In the American zone of occupation of Germany (1945)

A jeep with American soldiers passes by.

A captured German general goes for interrogation accompanied by his staff officers.

The face of a captured German general sitting in a jeep.

A German general and his accompanying officers enter American headquarters.

American generals arrive at headquarters.

German soldiers undergo interrogation at American headquarters.

A German general leaves headquarters after the interrogation is over.

The general sits in a jeep next to the driver.

Jeeps with captured German officers drive away from the headquarters building.

American generals near a jeep.

A column of jeeps led by an armored car drives away from the headquarters building.

A column of German prisoners of war moves along a road in the American occupation zone.

A German general descends the slope of the river bank toward an amphibious vehicle.

The car with the general and staff officers goes to the opposite bank for negotiations about surrendering to American troops.

German soldiers surrendering, cross the river on the half-ruined metal structures of the bridge (below).

Personnel of the Wehrmacht unit surrendering to the Americans, waiting for their turn to cross the river.

Civilian refugees and soldiers of scattered Wehrmacht units on the river bank.

A boat with Soviet and American soldiers moors to the shore, officers, a Soviet and an American general get out of the boat.

The generals and the officers accompanying them approach the car, the generals get into the car.

The arrival of the car at the location of the American military unit.

Soviet soldiers get out of the car, which stopped at the entrance to the mansion.

A ceremonial meeting of Soviet soldiers by the Americans, a brass band plays.

Soviet and American soldiers on the platform, decorated with the flags of the countries of the anti-Hitler coalition, during a ceremonial rally in the Torgau district in May 1945. Guards Cavalry Corps personnel in formation during a rally, a Soviet general speaks from the podium.

View of the podium and the formation of Soviet cavalrymen.

General Patton delivers a speech, standing on the podium next to Soviet soldiers.

An American military column drives along a street in Hanover in April 1945. American soldiers talk to local residents.

An American armored car drives along the street.

The smiling face of a German girl.

American infantrymen advance along a street in the suburbs of Hanover.

The body of a German soldier in a pool of blood.

American signalmen in the suburbs of Hanover.

American tanks enter the outskirts of Hanover.

The bodies of German soldiers at a position occupied by the Americans, small arms and anti-tank weapons are lying nearby.

An American tank enters one of the suburbs of Hanover, a sentry stands on the side of the road.

The advance of American troops along a city street under the cover of armored vehicles.

View of one of the streets of Hanover after the capture of the city by American troops (above).

Townspeople stand by a jeep, talking with American soldiers (above).

An American soldier drinks wine from the neck of a bottle.

Residents of a suburb of Hanover on one of the streets, a tank in the foreground.

A signal company vehicle drives along a city street.

Representatives of the temporary city administration inspect defensive structures on one of the streets.

Surrendered German soldiers with their hands raised walk along a city street under escort.

View of one of the streets of Hanover.

A man climbs into a window on the first floor of a building.

Soldiers of the 13th Corps of the US Army walk along a street in one of the suburbs of Hanover.

A crew member of an American armored car at a turret machine gun.

An American tank in a suburb of Hanover, cars drive past.

An American medical instructor looks through binoculars.

American military personnel discuss issues of life support for the city with representatives of the newly appointed city administration.

An American officer looks through documents, gives instructions to a subordinate and representatives of the administration.

Faces of American military personnel and representatives of the administration.

A column of the US Army drives along a city street.

American generals walk along the bank of the Elbe.

American soldiers from the 102nd Division cross the Elbe in a confiscated rowboat.

American soldiers walk toward the Soviet troops.

Local residents cross the river across a half-destroyed railroad bridge.

A man carries a child in his arms.

Women and children cross along the twisted rails.

A column of German prisoners of war at the entrance to the city.

A column of German prisoners of war walks toward the crossing to the location of the 102nd Division of the US Army past a poster honoring Soviet-American military friendship.

Soldiers of the 102nd Division meet with soldiers of the Soviet 156th Division.

Soviet and American officers cross the Elbe in a boat, pushing off with poles.

Soviet and American soldiers walk ashore.

A meeting of Soviet and American generals.

Soviet and American soldiers with the flags of the USSR and the USA walk along the city streets and enter the location of one of the units of the 156th Division.

Flags of the USSR, USA and Great Britain over the bridgehead fortification near the railway bridge.

Soviet and American soldiers talk, standing on the railway bridge, and leave along the bridge.