| Caption | Officers gather around a table at Eisenhower’s headquarters to sign the instruments of the German surrender, Reims, France, 7 May 1945. Photo 2 of 2 ww2dbase | |||||||||||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps | |||||||||||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 7 May 1945 | |||||||||||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France | |||||||||||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||||||||
| Added Date | 1 Jan 2006 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". | |||||||||||||||||
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France |
| Lat/Long | 49.2622, 4.0261 |
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