Reims surrender signing site
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The Reims surrender signing site is the location in Reims, France, where German military representatives signed the unconditional surrender to Allied forces in May 1945, effectively ending World War II in Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Reims surrender signing site canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2651999 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reims surrender signing site Context triple: [Lycée Roosevelt surrender signing site, alsoKnownAs, Reims surrender signing site]
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A.
Reims Cathedral
Reims Cathedral is a historic Gothic cathedral in northeastern France renowned as the traditional coronation site of French kings.
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B.
Pont des Invalides
Pont des Invalides is a 19th-century road and pedestrian bridge over the Seine in Paris, located near Les Invalides and known for its ornate sculptures and views of the Eiffel Tower.
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C.
Douaumont Ossuary
Douaumont Ossuary is a monumental World War I memorial and cemetery in northeastern France that houses the remains of thousands of unidentified French and German soldiers who died in the Battle of Verdun.
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D.
Les Invalides, Paris
Les Invalides in Paris is a historic complex of buildings housing military museums and monuments, most famously serving as the burial site of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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E.
Château de Vincennes
The Château de Vincennes is a historic royal fortress and former residence on the eastern edge of Paris, notable for its massive medieval keep and well-preserved fortifications.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reims surrender signing site Target entity description: The Reims surrender signing site is the location in Reims, France, where German military representatives signed the unconditional surrender to Allied forces in May 1945, effectively ending World War II in Europe.
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A.
Reims Cathedral
Reims Cathedral is a historic Gothic cathedral in northeastern France renowned as the traditional coronation site of French kings.
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B.
Pont des Invalides
Pont des Invalides is a 19th-century road and pedestrian bridge over the Seine in Paris, located near Les Invalides and known for its ornate sculptures and views of the Eiffel Tower.
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C.
Douaumont Ossuary
Douaumont Ossuary is a monumental World War I memorial and cemetery in northeastern France that houses the remains of thousands of unidentified French and German soldiers who died in the Battle of Verdun.
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D.
Les Invalides, Paris
Les Invalides in Paris is a historic complex of buildings housing military museums and monuments, most famously serving as the burial site of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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E.
Château de Vincennes
The Château de Vincennes is a historic royal fortress and former residence on the eastern edge of Paris, notable for its massive medieval keep and well-preserved fortifications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II site
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| acceptedBy |
François Sevez
ⓘ
I. M. Susloparov NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Bedell Smith ⓘ |
| acceptedOnBehalfOf |
Allied Expeditionary Force
ⓘ
French forces ⓘ Soviet High Command ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | Musée de la Reddition ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
memorial site
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1945-05-07 ⓘ |
| event |
German Instrument of Surrender
ⓘ
surface form:
German Instrument of Surrender in Reims
signing of the unconditional surrender of German forces to the Allies ⓘ |
| followedByEvent | formal ratification of surrender in Berlin-Karlshorst ⓘ |
| followedByEventDate | 1945-05-08 ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
documents and photographs related to the 1945 surrender
ⓘ
original surrender map room ⓘ table used for signing the surrender ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected historic monument (France) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Grand Est
ⓘ
Reims ⓘ northeastern France ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding |
Reims lycée (school)
ⓘ
surface form:
Reims lycée technique et moderne
former Reims technical college ⓘ former Reims vocational school ⓘ |
| near |
Reims Cathedral
ⓘ
Reims ⓘ
surface form:
Reims city center
|
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
location of the first unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allies
ⓘ
site of the act that effectively ended major combat operations in Europe in World War II ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Alfred Jodl
ⓘ
German High Command representatives ⓘ |
| signedOnBehalfOf |
German military
ⓘ
surface form:
German armed forces
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| significance | symbolic end of the war in Europe ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 12 rue du Président Franklin Roosevelt ⓘ |
| timeOfEvent | 02:41 Central European Time ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
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surface form:
Allied headquarters
|
| usedBy |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force ⓘ
surface form:
SHAEF
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War II
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final phase of the Second World War in Europe ⓘ |
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Subject: Reims surrender signing site Description of subject: The Reims surrender signing site is the location in Reims, France, where German military representatives signed the unconditional surrender to Allied forces in May 1945, effectively ending World War II in Europe.
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