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Third and last page of the German instrument of unconditional surrender signed in Berlin, Germany on 8 May 1945. The German Instrument of Surrender [a] was a legal document effecting the unconditional surrender of the remaining German armed forces to the Allies, ending World War II in Europe.
This instrument of surrender is independent of, without prejudice to, and will be superseded by any general instrument of surrender imposed by or on behalf of the Allied Powers and applicable to Germany and the German armed forces as a whole. This instrument of surrender is written in English and in German.
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Following regional surrenders of German forces in Europe, Jodl was sent by Dönitz to respond to the demand for "immediate, simultaneous and unconditional surrender on all fronts." [11] Jodl signed the German Instrument of Surrender on 7 May 1945 in Reims on behalf of the OKW. [12] The surrender to all the Allies was concluded on 8 May in Berlin.
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Arriving at Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's headquarters in Lüneburg, Germany he was informed that an unconditional surrender to all Allied forces was necessary and not negotiable. Upon receiving permission from Dönitz, he signed an instrument of surrender of all German armed forces in the Netherlands, northwest Germany and Denmark on 4 ...
An instrument of surrender is a surrendering document of a military conflict, as those documents are legal instruments. Some such documents are: World War II. Japanese Instrument of Surrender; German Instrument of Surrender; Armistice of Cassibile; Other conflicts. Argentine surrender in the Falklands War 1982
The German Instrument of Surrender was delivered on 8 May to General Franz Böhme, the commander of all German forces stationed in Norway, and the 1st Airborne Division landed near Oslo and Stavanger between 9 and 11 May. The majority of the transport aircraft carrying the division landed safely, but three planes crashed with a number of ...