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.

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.

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Germany's Gen. Gustav Jodl signs the unconditional surrender documents on May 7, 1945 in Reims France ending the war in Europe. He is flanked by Col. Wilhelm Oxenius (L), his aide, and German Adm ...

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.

Germany’s unconditional surrender was signed in a humble trade school of once-conquered, now liberated France. In that plain red building in Reims, Supreme Commander Eisenhower had established ...

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.

While a Soviet military aide signed that document on his country’s behalf, the Soviets insisted that the surrender would count only if it were in Berlin, and that Germany’s highest military ...

The signing of documents for the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany that ends the Second World War in Europe, at the Allied headquarters in Reims, eastern France, on May 7, 1945. (AFP) ...