Title

Surrender of Nazi Germany, Reims, France, 7 May 1945. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Surrender of Nazi Germany, Reims, France, 7 May 1945. General Alfred Jodl, the German Chief of Staff being presented with the document confirming Germany's unconditional surrender to the Allies. He is flanked by his aide Major Wilhelm Oxenius (left) and Admiral Hans Georg von Friedeburg, commander of the German Navy.

Date

1945

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B96_222

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (1,1Mb) / 16,8in x 11,5in / 5041 x 3464 (300dpi)

Keywords

Germany people male man men German country France guy uniform dress war location Reims century signing document general soldiers soldier wartime concept defeat Navy admiralty B&W 1940s defeated MONOCHROME Army warfare surrender Forties commander World War II World War two naval warfare surrendering WWII Nazi black & white black and white B W world war 2 20th century admiral Champagne-Ardenne Nazis Nazism Art Media chief of staff decade naval officer Rheims Second World War TGN WW2 Alfred Jodl Hans-Georg von Friedeburg Wilhelm Oxenius photograph 2nd World War Unknown Alfred Wilhelm Friedeburg Hans-Georg von Admiral von Friedeburg Jodl Oxenius photograph