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Image: Channel Islands Liberated- the End of German Occupation, Channel Islands, UK, 1945 D24599

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Description: 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.
Title: Channel Islands Liberated- the End of German Occupation, Channel Islands, UK, 1945 D24599
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//44/media-44856/large.jpg This is photograph D 24599 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
Permission: 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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