Lycée Roosevelt surrender signing site

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World War II site historic site

The Lycée Roosevelt surrender signing site is the historic location in Reims, France, where German forces signed the unconditional surrender to the Allies in May 1945, effectively ending World War II in Europe.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II site → historic site →
alsoKnownAs	Allied headquarters surrender room in Reims → Reims surrender signing site →
category	World War II museum site →
commandedBy	General Dwight D. Eisenhower →
commemoratedOn	Victory in Europe Day →
conflictEnded	World War II in Europe →
country	France →
dateOfEvent	1945-05-07 →
era	World War II →
event	German Instrument of Surrender (Reims) → unconditional surrender of German forces to the Allies in Europe →
hasExhibit	chairs used during the signing → facsimiles of surrender documents → original surrender table →
hasPart	surrender signing room →
heritageDesignation	historic monument (local) →
languageOfSignage	English → French →
locatedIn	France → Grand Est NERFINISHED → Reims →
locatedInBuilding	Lycée Roosevelt →
locatedInFormerBuilding	Reims lycée (school) →
namedAfter	Franklin D. Roosevelt (for the lycée) →
near	Reims city center →
openToPublic	true →
originalFunctionOfBuilding	secondary school →
partOf	Allied headquarters in Reims →
significance	site of formal end of war in Europe → symbol of Allied victory over Nazi Germany →
surrenderAcceptedBy	General Walter Bedell Smith →
surrenderDocumentType	unconditional military surrender →
surrenderEffectiveDate	1945-05-08 →
surrenderEffectiveTime	23:01 Central European Time →
surrenderSignedBy	Generaloberst Alfred Jodl NERFINISHED →
surrenderSignedOnBehalfOf	Admiral Karl Dönitz government → German High Command →
surrenderWitnessedBy	Air Chief Marshal Arthur Tedder → General François Sevez → General Ivan Susloparov →
timeOfEvent	02:41 Central European Time →
touristAttraction	true →
usedAs	Allied command facility →
usedBy	Allied Expeditionary Force → Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Reims →	hasPart