Description: I. "We meet the Red Army". Members of 6th (British) Airborne Division meet Russians near Wismar.
II."Surrender, Monty dictates the terms". Surrender to Montgomery by Friedeburg, Kinzel and Wagner at Lüneburg Heath.
III. "The Field Marshal offers Thanks", Montgomery thanks everyone who served under him during the war.
IV. "Victory". Scenes of ringing bells intermingle with portraits of George VI, Churchill, and Montgomery. Various units on parade, Piccadilly Circus.
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Colour:B&W
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Object_Number:NMV 831A
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1945-05
Production Country: GB
Production Details: British Movietone News (Production company)
Sanger, Gerald (Production individual)
Craig, Gordon (Production cast)
Mitchell, Leslie Scott Falconer1905-10-041985-11-23 (Production cast)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer (person)
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Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 960 ft; Running time: 11 mins
