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11-11-2009, 11:31 PM | #1 | |
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Nov 12, 2009: Nazi Surrender
Ronald Playforth was Monty's clerk from D-Day on, and hiding in the bushes, took the only color photographs of the Nazi surrender. He took two pictures, unseen by the world until now, that have been in his family album ever since.
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Ok, the picture is not all that clear, but it is an actual photograph, and one of the only two in color, of one of the most important happenings in modern human history. You can see the other one here. EDIT: I lied, he took 4 photographs, according to some sources.
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11-12-2009, 04:44 AM | #2 |
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This thread was Goodwined before it started.
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11-12-2009, 08:56 AM | #3 |
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Very neat. I love when they find historically significant photos that someone just had in an album and never thought much about: like when they found the Helen Keller/Anne Sullivan pic.
I think of what was in the mind of the photographer, at that moment.
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11-12-2009, 11:19 AM | #4 |
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Probably wondering if the photos would ever be considered good enough for IotD.
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11-12-2009, 12:25 PM | #5 |
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"Blast it! Why did those Germans have to walk up and surrender at THIS spot?? And why now? Couldn't they wait 5 more minutes for me to finish up my morning latrine business in the woods in peace?"
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11-12-2009, 09:05 PM | #6 |
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The Japanese surrender location was much, much more impressive than this.
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11-12-2009, 10:02 PM | #7 |
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I cleaned it up a little and was able to provide more detail....
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