German Instrument of Surrender
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The German Instrument of Surrender was the formal document signed in May 1945 that marked Nazi Germany’s unconditional capitulation to the Allied powers, effectively ending World War II in Europe.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II document
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international agreement ⓘ surrender instrument ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
German Instrument of Surrender
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surface form:
Act of Military Surrender
German Instrument of Surrender ⓘ
surface form:
German Act of Surrender
German Instrument of Surrender ⓘ
surface form:
Instrument of Unconditional Surrender of the German Armed Forces
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| archivedAt |
National Archives and Records Administration
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Russian State Military Archive ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce |
1945-05-08
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1945-05-09 ⓘ |
| containsClause |
cessation of all active operations by German forces
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compliance with all further orders issued by the Allied representatives ⓘ disarmament and handing over of weapons and equipment ⓘ prohibition of destruction of ships, aircraft, military equipment and records ⓘ unconditional surrender of all German forces on land, at sea and in the air ⓘ |
| countrySurrendering | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| dateSigned |
1945-05-07
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1945-05-08 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Allied occupation of Germany
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division of Germany into occupation zones ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
formalized the defeat of Nazi Germany
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marked the collapse of the Third Reich ⓘ |
| language |
English
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German ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
end of major combat operations in Europe in World War II
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unconditional surrender of all German armed forces ⓘ |
| locationBerlinSigning | Soviet Military Headquarters in Karlshorst ⓘ |
| locationReimsSigning | Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force ⓘ |
| placeSigned |
Berlin
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Reims ⓘ |
| precededBy |
German Instrument of Surrender
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
German surrender in Italy
Victory in Europe Day ⓘ
surface form:
German surrender in Northwest Europe
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| receivingParty |
Allies of World War II
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surface form:
Allied powers
France ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| relatedEvent |
Victory in Europe Day
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end of World War II in Europe ⓘ |
| scope |
all German land, sea and air forces
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all theaters of war where German forces were engaged ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Alfred Jodl
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Hans-Georg von Friedeburg ⓘ Hans-Jürgen Stumpff ⓘ Wilhelm Keitel ⓘ |
| signedByForAllies |
Arthur Tedder
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Carl Spaatz ⓘ Georgy Zhukov ⓘ Ivan Susloparov ⓘ Jean de Lattre de Tassigny ⓘ Walter Bedell Smith ⓘ |
| surrenderingParty |
Wehrmacht
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surface form:
German High Command
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| timeZoneReference |
Central European Time
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Moscow Time ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
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signedAtItsHeadquarters
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German Instrument of Surrender
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this entity surface form:
German Instrument of Surrender (Western Front)
this entity surface form:
Act of Military Surrender
this entity surface form:
German Act of Surrender
this entity surface form:
Instrument of Unconditional Surrender of the German Armed Forces
German Instrument of Surrender
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precededBy
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German Instrument of Surrender
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
German surrender in Italy
subject surface form:
European Theater of Operations
subject surface form:
Western Front (World War II)
this entity surface form:
Surrender of German forces in the West
this entity surface form:
German Instrument of Surrender of 8 May 1945
this entity surface form:
signing of the German Instrument of Surrender 1945
this entity surface form:
German Instrument of Surrender (1945)
this entity surface form:
Signing of the German Instrument of Surrender 1945
this entity surface form:
German Instrument of Surrender of 1945
this entity surface form:
German Instrument of Surrender signing on 8–9 May 1945
this entity surface form:
German Instrument of Surrender (Reims)
this entity surface form:
German Instrument of Surrender on 1945-05-08
this entity surface form:
German Instrument of Surrender of 1945
Museum of the Unconditional Surrender of Fascist Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945
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locatedAtHistoricSiteOf
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German Instrument of Surrender
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this entity surface form:
signing of the German Instrument of Surrender of 8 May 1945
this entity surface form:
German Instrument of Surrender of 8 May 1945
this entity surface form:
German Instrument of Surrender in Reims
subject surface form:
Ivan Susloparov
this entity surface form:
German Instrument of Surrender at Reims