Instrument of surrender document, May 7, 1945.

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Instrument of surrender document, May 7, 1945.

Typescript copy of Instrument of Surrender of all German Forces to Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces and the Soviet High Command, signed by Karl Doenitz at Rheims, France, 7 May 1945.

1 item (1 p.) ; 8.5 x 11 in.

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