Colonel General Afred Jodl – Chief of the German General Staff, signs the unconditional surrender document at Rheims, France, 7 May 1945. At right is German Admiral Hans von Friedeburg. The cessation of fighting took effect at 11:01 PM on May 8. The Russians insisted that a separate signing take place in Berlin on May 9.
Allied senior delegates celebrate, shortly after General Eisenhower had addressed the German mission, who had just signed the Unconditional Surrrender Document. Taken at Rheims, France, 7 May 1945.
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