Former SHAEFF war room turned over to French. Major General Royal B. Lord (center left), Commanding General of the U.S.
Former SHAEFF war room turned over to French. Major General Royal B. Lord (center left), Commanding General of the U.S. Army Assembly Area Command, presents the keys to the former war room of Advance Headquarters of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expditionary Force, to the Mayor of Reims (center right), M. Michel Sicre. Terms for the unconditional surrender of Germany to the Allies were signed in this room May 7, 1945, marking the end of the war in Europe the following day and the final collapse of Hitler's Third Reich.
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- NIOD
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- Foto
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Identificatienummer van NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies
- 11953
Trefwoorden
- Strategie
- Amerikaanse strijdkrachten
- Capitulatie
- Officieren
- Herdenkingen
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