German surrender document from WWII sells for $166k at auction. The letter was one of two documents given to Alfred Jodl to negotiate Germany's surrender. ... unconditional surrender ...

— May 7: Supreme Allied Commander U.S. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower accepts the unconditional surrender of all German forces at Allied headquarters in Reims, France.

Thursday marks 80 years since Victory in Europe Day, when the Allies accepted Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender. The day will be marked with memorials and moments of silence across Europe.

It had been 2:41am in Reims, France, when German envoys signed the act of unconditional surrender inside a red‑brick schoolhouse that served as General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s headquarters ...

Award-winning German director Wim Wenders has revisited the French school where Nazi Germany signed its initial 1945 surrender for a short film released Monday, days before Europe marks 80 years ...

FILE – Happy crowds gather round the Rond-Point on the Champs-Elysees, Paris, France, on V-E Day, May 8, 1945, to celebrate the announcement of Germany’s unconditional surrender. (AP Photo ...

PARIS, France — Award-winning German director Wim Wenders has revisited the French school where Nazi Germany signed its initial 1945 surrender for a short film released Monday, days before ...