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Caption | German Colonel General Alfred Jodl (center) signing the surrender document at Dwight Eisenhower's headquarters, Reims, France, 7 May 1945; note German Major Wilhelm Oxenius (on Jodl's right), German Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (on Jodl's left), and British Major General Kenneth Strong (behind Jodl); photo 1 of 5 ww2dbase | ||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France | ||||||||
Date | 7 May 1945 | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseFranklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum via Wikimedia Commons | ||||||||
Link to Source | Link | ||||||||
Identification Code | 837(103) | ||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 7 May 1945 | ||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Additionally, 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". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
Photo Size | 1,280 x 857 pixels |
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