90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week: Vseruby, Czechoslovakia.

A good Monday morning to all. Time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. Today we feature a shot of one of those truly historical moments of World War II. Soldiers from the 90th Infantry Division, and interested spectators, wait outside a building where German General Wend Von Wietersheim is signing the surrender of his 11th Panzer Division to U.S. General Herbert Earnest and the 90th Division, just days prior to the end of World War II.

90th Infantry Division soldiers await the surrender of German General Wend Von Wietersheim and his 11th Panzer Division near Vseruby, Czechoslovakia - May 1945. (U.S. Army Signal Corps Photo, Courtesy National Archives)

2 Responses to “90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week: Vseruby, Czechoslovakia”

  1. The above picture is just a small view of the surrendering of the 11th
    Panzer Division. I was in E. Co. 358 and we passed by this event which
    included buses with women and baby buggies, what part they played in
    this outfit, is your imagination. They tried to surrender to a Recon
    group working with the 90th, but the German General’s ego made him
    seek out the 90th who had a Major General as its Commander. This
    huge enclosure of German prisoners had each of the four perimeters
    with an American haftrack with 50 caliber machine guns in the event
    of a problem. My feeling is that they wanted to surrender to the
    Americans to avoid any contact with the nearby Russian Army. that
    we met in a few days near Klatovy, Czechoslovakia

    • Paul Johnson says:

      Thank you for your service! My friend and I just purchased a large grouping of photos taken by one of the photographers of the 166th Photo Signal Co. who witnessed this surrender. We are now researching the incident and would love to be in touch with you. If you see this please contact me at the above email.
      Sincerely,
      Paul Johnson

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