Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
Description
English: Channel Islands Liberated- the End of German Occupation, Channel Islands, UK, 1945
Crowds of people smile and wave as Lieutenant E D Stoneman of the British Task Force salutes the raising of the Union flag at St Peter Port, Guernsey, following the signing of the surrender document. This is the first time that this flag has been raised for almost five years.
This photograph was scanned and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. The image was catalogued by the IWM as created for the Ministry of Information, which was dissolved in 1946. Consequently the image and faithful reproductions are considered Crown Copyright, now expired as the photograph was taken prior to 1 June 1957.
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Ministry of Information Second World War Official Collection
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Associated places
St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK
Associated events
Home Front, UK, Second World War, Liberation of Guernsey 1945, North West Europe, Second World War
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