Newspaper Headlines on This Day in 1945 - May 10, 1945

Yes, the war still raged on with Japan in the Pacific.

But in Europe, the war against the mighty Nazi war machine finally ended successfully.

Germany lay in ruins, and surrendered officially. The world rejoiced, although there was much shock over the horrors of the Nazi death camps that were still newly liberated. In this particular newspaper, the Rocky Mountain News, there are comparisons between Nazi prison camps and American POW camps.

Stalin was promising not to dismember Germany. And hard feelings, albeit justifiable, were shown in black and white, as "haughty" German officials signed the final surrender documents in a Berlin that lay in ruins.

Please take a look at the pictures that I took of this old newspaper. If you are like me, you will enjoy perusing through them, looking at the headlines and pictures, and reading a bit of the stories that were just breaking then, but which are well known bits of history now.

To me, it is amazing, seeing these stories as active, breaking news, rather than simply as accepted history of what happened. From the perspective of both the journalists following the news and writing these stories, as well as the people at home reading it, the outcomes were far from certain. This was all breaking news, and you kind of can get a bit of the sense of excitement and anticipation when it came to the huge war being waged in Europe, in Asia, in the Old World. You get the sense of disappointment and nervousness when the war is going badly, and relief and anticipation when the war begins to turn in favor of the Allies. You get a sense of the shock value as the horrors of the era, from the death camps that were liberated, to the devastation that the war wrought all over the world, are revealed.

Some amazing stuff. A glimpse into living history from the better part of a century ago.

Also, as a bonus, I added a link that should prove very interesting as well. These are color pictures of the city of Berlin taken from shortly after the Nazis were defeated in the war. It shows some amazing shots of the bombed out and largely destroyed city, and there is also a short video clip attached for you to watch, as well.

Enjoy!


Here's amazing color footage of Berlin from just after the Nazis were defeated Business Insider By Jeremy Bender, May 5, 2015:

http://www.businessinsider.com/color-footage-of-berlin-after-nazis-defeated-2015-5

Here's A Nazi Propaganda Video Saying The D-Day Invasion Failed  JEREMY BENDER    JUN. 5, 2014:

http://www.businessinsider.com/nazi-propaganda-video-claims-d-day-failed-2014-6

Rocky Mountain News, May 10, 1945