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German Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel formally surrendering to Soviet Marshal Georgi Zhukov, Berlin, Germany, 8 May 1945

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Caption     German Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel formally surrendering to Soviet Marshal Georgi Zhukov, Berlin, Germany, 8 May 1945 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Berlin, Germany
Date 8 May 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseGerman Federal Archives
Identification Code   Bild 183-J0422-0600-002
 
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Germany's Surrender   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Georgy Zhukov   Main article  Photos  
Wilhelm Keitel   Main article  Photos  
Photos on Same Day 8 May 1945
 
Licensing Information
Licensing  Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Germany License (CC BY-SA 3.0 DE).

See Bild 183-J0422-0600-002 on Wikimedia Commons

According to the German Federal Archive (Bundesarchiv), as of 21 Jul 2010, photographs can be reproduced with if these preconditions are met:
- quote the "Federal Archives" as source,
- add the signature of the pictures and
- of name of the originator, i.e. the photographer.
...
You also can use fotos from the Federal Archives for free on Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Bundesarchiv According to the German Federal Archive (Bundesarchiv), as of 19 Jul 2023, "You also can use fotos from the Federal Archives on Wikimedia Common free of charge".

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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 800 x 576 pixels



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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Europa says:
13 Sep 2011 12:40:16 AM

Field Marshall Keitel carried himself with dignity in victory,and crushing defeat.
2. Peter Campo says:
21 Nov 2012 12:08:31 AM

These photos are fabulous! They will be great visual aids in my American History classes. Have any other great pictures?

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