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The surrender of Major General Botho Elster and more than 19,000 German soldiers to the United States Army during World War II took place on 17 September 1944 at Beaugency, France. Elster and his soldiers were attempting to escape from France which was rapidly being freed from occupation by Nazi Germany by Allied military forces. With his escape route to Germany cut off by Allied armies, surrounded by French Resistance fighters, and attacked by Allied air forces, Elster negotiated a surrender to the United States Army. Members of the French Resistance criticized the surrender as it did not give credit to the Resistance for its contribution to Elster's surrender.

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  • La reddition de la colonne Elster est la reddition signée le 10 septembre 1944 à Issoudun dans le département français de l'Indre d'une colonne allemande composée de 18 500 soldats et personnels militaires de la Wehrmacht et commandée par le général Elster qui se repliait vers le nord-est de la France. Cette reddition est considérée comme l'un des épisodes militaires les plus glorieux de la Résistance intérieure française pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. (fr)
  • The surrender of Major General Botho Elster and more than 19,000 German soldiers to the United States Army during World War II took place on 17 September 1944 at Beaugency, France. Elster and his soldiers were attempting to escape from France which was rapidly being freed from occupation by Nazi Germany by Allied military forces. With his escape route to Germany cut off by Allied armies, surrounded by French Resistance fighters, and attacked by Allied air forces, Elster negotiated a surrender to the United States Army. Members of the French Resistance criticized the surrender as it did not give credit to the Resistance for its contribution to Elster's surrender. (en)
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  • La reddition de la colonne Elster est la reddition signée le 10 septembre 1944 à Issoudun dans le département français de l'Indre d'une colonne allemande composée de 18 500 soldats et personnels militaires de la Wehrmacht et commandée par le général Elster qui se repliait vers le nord-est de la France. Cette reddition est considérée comme l'un des épisodes militaires les plus glorieux de la Résistance intérieure française pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. (fr)
  • The surrender of Major General Botho Elster and more than 19,000 German soldiers to the United States Army during World War II took place on 17 September 1944 at Beaugency, France. Elster and his soldiers were attempting to escape from France which was rapidly being freed from occupation by Nazi Germany by Allied military forces. With his escape route to Germany cut off by Allied armies, surrounded by French Resistance fighters, and attacked by Allied air forces, Elster negotiated a surrender to the United States Army. Members of the French Resistance criticized the surrender as it did not give credit to the Resistance for its contribution to Elster's surrender. (en)
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  • Reddition de la colonne Elster (fr)
  • Surrender of General Botho Elster (en)
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