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21 Aug 1944

France
7 May 1945

Photo(s) dated 7 May 1945
German Colonel General Alfred Jodl (center) signing the surrender document at Dwight EisenhowerIvan Susloparov, Frederick Morgan, Walter Smith, Dwight Eisenhower, Arthur Tedder, and Harold Burrough after signing of German surrender documents, Rheims, France, 7 May 1945; note Eisenhower holding pens used, and EisenhowerIvan Susloparov, Frederick Morgan, Walter Smith, Dwight Eisenhower, Arthur Tedder, and Harold Burrough after signing of German surrender documents, Rheims, France, 7 May 1945; note Eisenhower holding pens used, and EisenhowerGerman Colonel General Alfred Jodl (center) signing the surrender document at Dwight Eisenhower
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