German troops surrendering their weapons near a subway entrance, Berlin, Germany, 2 May 1945

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Caption     German troops surrendering their weapons near a subway entrance, Berlin, Germany, 2 May 1945 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Berlin, Germany
Date 2 May 1945
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Source    ww2dbaseGerman Federal Archives
Identification Code   Bild 183-W0422-004
 
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Photos on Same Day 2 May 1945
 
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Licensing  Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Germany License (CC BY-SA 3.0 DE).

See Bild 183-W0422-004 on Wikimedia Commons

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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 602 x 798 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
12 Oct 2016 02:54:41 PM

SPOILS OF WAR:

The Soviets captured vast amounts of German Military Equipment during the war.
Weapons that were salvaged or used as source for spare parts were refurbished, issued or put into storage.

After WWII these weapons were taken out of storage and given to Communist or Socialist Client States around the world.
The post-war decades, have seen German StG/MP 44's and other WWII weapons in the hands of Socialist, Communist or other post-war Political Groups...

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