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V.E. Celebrations In Europe 1945
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keywords: post-wwii, ve day, victory europe celebration, london england, king and queen of england, buckingham palace
Synopsis: WWII V.E. Day Celebration as Nazi Germany surrenders to Allied forces as the happy news in broadcasted to the people of London England as flags of the Allies are flown from buildings, celebrations in the streets as well as British pub toasts to the victorious and a short appearance by King and Queen of England on a balcony at Buckingham Palace...(read more)
- Date: 1945
- Duration: 00:07:29
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: Europe
V.E. Celebrations In Europe 1945
U.S. soldiers in England read newspapers headlining Germany Surrenders, Victory in Europe or V-E. Day. Image of loudspeakers announcing the news to people of London. Brief scene of workmen in London cleaning up building rubble, wreckage, and debris. Flags flown from buildings, American flags being purchased. Shows crowds in Trafalgar Square. Members of Parliament, including Winston Churchill, walk in a ceremonial procession as Parliament is opened. Servicemen and servicewomen enter churches and pray.
Image of Guinness time clock. Low aerial view of double-deck buses moving slowly through a very large crowd of people. Street scenes of people mostly women and soldiers. Soldier climbs fence and places hat on statue. People in a London (British) Pub drinking toasts. The King and Queen appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. People waving at King and Queen, King and Queen waves back. People dancing and drinking bottles of brew in the streets.
