837(103) | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Photo ID:
837(103)
Date:
May 7, 1945
Description:
Original caption reads: "V-E Day a) German officers sign unconditional surrender in Reims, France. b) Allied force leaders at the signing of the surrender." Archivist note: In the top photo, from left to right, are Major Wilhelm Oxenius, OKW Staff, Generaloberst Alfred Jodl, OKW Chief of Operational Staff, Major General Sir Kenneth Strong, SHAEF G-2, and Generaladmiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg. In the bottom photo, from left to right, are Major General Ivan Susloparov, Soviet Army liaison to SHAEF, Lieutenant General Sir Frederick E. Morgan, SHAEF Deputy Chief of Staff (UK), Lieutentant General Walter B. Smith, SHAEF Chief of Staff (US), Captain Harry C. Butcher, SHAEF Naval Aide (US), General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, SHAEF Commander (US), Air Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder, Deputy Supreme Commander (UK), and Admiral Sir Harold M. Burrough, Allied Naval Commander-in-Chief (UK). These photos were taken at Riems, France.
Phys. Desc:
Still Photograph
Repository:
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
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Rights:
To the best of our knowledge, this image is in the public domain and can be used without further permission.