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111-SC-27261: Surrender of Germany, 7 May 1945

111-SC-27261: Surrender of Germany, 7 May 1945. Colonel General Alfred Jodl, German Chief of Staff, under the Doenitz Regime, is here shown signing the document of “Unconditional Surrender” under which all remaining forces of the German army are bound to lay down their arms in unconditional surrender. The scene is the War Room of Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, Reims, France. On General Jodl’s left is General Admiral Von Friedeburg, of the Germany Navay, and on his right is Major Wilhelm Oxenius, of the German General Staff. Standing behind General Admiral Von Friedenburg is Major General K.W.D. Strong, G-2, SHAEF. U.S. Army Photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress Collection, Lot-8988. (2015/10/16).
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Caption: Surrender of Germany, 7 May 1945. Colonel General Alfred Jodl, German Chief of Staff, under the Doenitz Regime, is here shown signing the document of “Unconditional Surrender” under which all remaining forces of the German army are bound to lay down their arms in unconditional surrender. The scene is the War Room of Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, Reims, France. On General Jodl’s left is General Admiral Von Friedeburg, of the Germany Navay, and on his right is Major Wilhelm Oxenius, of the German General Staff. Standing behind General Admiral Von Friedenburg is Major General K.W.D. Strong, G-2, SHAEF. U.S. Army Photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress Collection, Lot-8988. (2015/10/16).
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