Sujet
Unconditional surrender of the German armed forces, Rheims, France, World War II, 7 May 1945. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany, Berlin, World War II, 8 May 1945. Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel (1882-1946), Chief of Staff of the German Armed Forces signing on behalf of the army. A surrender had been signed the previous day in Rheims, but the Soviet representative at the signing, Major-General Ivan Susloparov, did not have official authorisation from Moscow to sign the document and the Soviets insisted on a second signing, which took place in Berlin shortly before midnight on 8 May.
Date
1940
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Keystone Archives
Notre référence
HRM19D84_284
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
35,5Mo (1,4Mo) / 35,2cm x 25,3cm / 4160 x 2984 (300dpi)