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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	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 2 of 5

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 3 of 5	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 4 of 5

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 5 of 5	Ivan 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 Eisenhower's naval aide Harry Butcher behind Eisenhower

Ivan 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 Eisenhower's naval aide Harry Butcher behind Eisenhower	LtGen Bedell Smith signing the documents of Germany’s surrender, Reims, France, 7 May 1945. British Adm Harold Burrough is on the left. Soviet Gen Ivan Susloparov is on the extreme right.

Officers gather around a table at Eisenhower’s headquarters to sign the instruments of the German surrender, Reims, France, 7 May 1945. Photo 1 of 2	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

Soviet General Ivan Susloparov signing the documents of Germany's surrender, Reims, France, 7 May 1945. His aide is on the left and USAAF LtGen Carl Spaatz on the right.	Supreme Commander Dwight Eisenhower and Deputy Supreme Commander Arthur Tedder making the formal announcement that Germany had signed the surrender, Reims, France, 7 May 1945.

The schoolhouse in Reims, France used by Eisenhower as the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Forces (SHAEF). This is also where the first German surrender was signed on 7 May 1945.	African-American Private 1st Class Ruth L. James of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, Women's Army Corps, US Army, Rouen, France, 26 May 1945

American entertainer Margie Stewart with troops in Reims, France, Jun 1945	Émile Bertin at Toulon, France, 29 Jul 1946

Norman Robertson, Mackenzie King, Brooke Claxton, and Arnold Heeney at the Paris Peace Conference, Palais du Luxembourg, Paris, France, Aug 1946	Philippe Leclerc preparing for his departure to Indochina, France, 31 Dec 1946

Émile Bertin at Toulon, France, 5 Oct 1949	Ceremonies aboard French carrier La Fayette at Toulon, France, 11 Sep 1951, photo 1 of 2