Alfred Jodl Signs Act of Surrender

Colonel General Alfred Jodl, German Chief of Staff under the Doenitz regime, is shown here signing the document under which all remaining forces of the Germany Army are bound to lay down their arms in unconditional surrender. The scene is the War Room of Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces in Reims, France. On General Jodl's right is Major Wilhelm Oxenius of the German general staff. May 7, 1945. 66-699-378 National Archives-Eisenhower Presidential Library