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instanceOf
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World War II document
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international agreement
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surrender instrument
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alsoKnownAs
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Act of Military Surrender
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German Act of Surrender
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Instrument of Unconditional Surrender of the German Armed Forces
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archivedAt
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National Archives and Records Administration
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Russian State Military Archive
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cameIntoForce
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1945-05-08
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1945-05-09
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containsClause
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cessation of all active operations by German forces
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compliance with all further orders issued by the Allied representatives
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disarmament and handing over of weapons and equipment
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prohibition of destruction of ships, aircraft, military equipment and records
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unconditional surrender of all German forces on land, at sea and in the air
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countrySurrendering
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Nazi Germany
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dateSigned
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1945-05-07
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1945-05-08
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followedBy
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Allied occupation of Germany
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division of Germany into occupation zones
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historicalSignificance
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formalized the defeat of Nazi Germany
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marked the collapse of the Third Reich
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language
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English
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German
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Russian
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legalEffect
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end of major combat operations in Europe in World War II
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unconditional surrender of all German armed forces
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locationBerlinSigning
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Soviet Military Headquarters in Karlshorst
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locationReimsSigning
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Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
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placeSigned
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Berlin
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Reims
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precededBy
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German surrender in Italy
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German surrender in Northwest Europe
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receivingParty
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Allied powers
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France
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Soviet Union
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United Kingdom
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United States
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relatedEvent
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Victory in Europe Day
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end of World War II in Europe
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scope
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all German land, sea and air forces
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all theaters of war where German forces were engaged
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signedBy
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Alfred Jodl
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Hans-Georg von Friedeburg
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Hans-Jürgen Stumpff
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Wilhelm Keitel
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signedByForAllies
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Arthur Tedder
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Carl Spaatz
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Georgy Zhukov
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Ivan Susloparov
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Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
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Walter Bedell Smith
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surrenderingParty
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German High Command
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Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
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timeZoneReference
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Central European Time
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Moscow Time
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