ALLIED FORCE HEADQUARTERS : ITALY UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER - CASTERA, ITALY : ALLIED FORCE 29th April 1945 Unconditional surrender and no alternative is offered in a terse, solemn, nine minute conference held today in the office of Lieutenant General Morgan (hands clasped right) Chief of Staff AFHQ. Recipients of the offer are two German officials (in civilian clothes left) representing General Von Vietingoff, German South West Commander and Obergruppenfuhrer Karl Wolff, Supreme Commander of Police and German General Plenitotentiary of the Wehrmacht in Italy. The meeting pictured
ALLIED FORCE HEADQUARTERS : ITALY UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER - CASTERA, ITALY : ALLIED FORCE 29th April 1945 Unconditional surrender and no alternative is offered in a terse, solemn, nine minute conference held today in the office of Lieutenant General Morgan (hands clasped right) Chief of Staff AFHQ. Recipients of the offer are two German officials (in civilian clothes left) representing General Von Vietingoff, German South West Commander and Obergruppenfuhrer Karl Wolff, Supreme Commander of Police and German General Plenitotentiary of the Wehrmacht in Italy. The meeting pictured represents official surrender by the German Forces in Italy to become effective at 1200 noon GMT Wednesday 2nd May 1945, British Army
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