Fritz Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 The surrender was just a mere formality for the open city, 99% of all resistance had collapsed all round. Karl Kaufmann, Reichsstatthalter and Oberbürgermeister had agreed to a surrender of the open city, to avoid further unnecessary loss of life. Contemporary Pathé Newsreel. The large bridge in the pictures is the Wilhelmsburger Reichsbrücke (over the River Elbe - at the other side is Harburg), which was still in use till at least the early 1980s: Some more unique filming from after May 1945: And Hamburg in the year 1948, how life begann again: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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