At the end of World War II in Europe, Jodl signed
the instruments of unconditional surrender on 7 May 1945 in Reims as the
representative of Karl Dönitz. I will post the information from
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This instrument of surrender was signed on
May 7, 1945, at Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's headquarters in Rheims by Gen.
Alfred Jodl, Chief of Staff of the German Army. At the same time, he signed
three other surrender documents, one each for Great Britain, Russia, and
France.
Signatories:
On behalf of the German High Command. JODL
IN THE PRESENCE OF On behalf of the Supreme
Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force. W. B. SMITH
On behalf of the Soviet High Command.
SOUSLOPAROV
F SEVEZ Major General, French Army (Witness)
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German Instrument of Surrender (1945)
by authority of the German High Command
by authority of the German High Command
The German
Instrument of Surrender was the legal
instrument by which the High Command of the German Armed
Forces surrendered simultaneously to the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force and to the Soviet
High Command at the end of World War II in Europe.
Before the main body of the German military surrendered, there were partial
surrenders of components of the German military.
This is
the main Instrument of Surrender,
which was signed on 7 May, 1945, at Rheims, France. The signing took place in a red brick schoolhouse
that served as the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF).
Only this
text in English is authoritative
Act of Military Surrender
1.
We the
undersigned, acting by authority of the German High Command, hereby surrender
unconditionally to the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force and
simultaneously to the Soviet High Command all forces on land, sea, and in the
air who are at this date under German control.
2.
The
German High Command will at once issue orders to all German military, naval and
air authorities and to all forces under German control to cease active
operations at 2301 hours Central European time on 8 May and to
remain in the positions occupied at that time. No ship, vessel, or aircraft is
to be scuttled, or any damage done to their hull, machinery or equipment.
3.
The
German High Command will at once issue to the appropriate commanders, and
ensure the carrying out of any further orders issued by the Supreme Commander,
Allied Expeditionary Force and by the Soviet High Command.
4.
This act
of military surrender is without prejudice to, and will be superseded by any
general instrument of surrender imposed by, or on behalf of the United Nations
and applicable to Germany and the
German armed forces as a whole.
5.
In the
event of the German High Command or any of the forces under their control
failing to act in accordance with this Act of Surrender, the Supreme Commander,
Allied Expeditionary Force and the Soviet High Command will take such punitive
or other action as they deem appropriate.
Signed at
Rheims at 0241 France on the 7th day of
May, 1945.
in the presence of
On behalf of the Supreme Commander,
Allied Expeditionary Force. |
On behalf of the Soviet
High Command. |
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