German Commander at Brest after Surrender stick in hand and followed by his Irish setter, Nazi General Ramcke, commander of the German garrison at Brest, France, hops out of a jeep at the headquarters of a U.S. Army infantry unit following his surrender to American forces. Brest, which was captured after a six-week siege September 20, 1944, is one of the largest deep sea ports in Europe. More than 35,000 German prisoners of all ranks were captured with the port. October 30, 1944. (Photo by U.S. Signal Corps Photo).