The German Instrument of Surrender was a legal document that effected the unconditional surrender of the remaining German armed forces to the Allies, ending World War II in Europe. It was signed at 22:43 Central European Time on 8 May 1945 and took effect at 23:01 the same day.
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Document TypeInstrument of surrender 1 Creation Year Current LocationMuseum Berlin-Karlshorst, Berlin 1 Classification
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Document Type (category)Instrument of Surrender 1 Connections
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Source Wikipedia: German Instrument of Surrender
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Berlin, originated there.
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1. Wikipedia: German Instrument of Surrender
Lead section, first sentence
a legal document effecting the unconditional surrender of the remaining German armed forces to the Allies
Lead section, date clause
signed at 22:43 CET on 8 May 1945
Berlin signing section, display sentence
displayed at the Museum Berlin-Karlshorst
- Wikipedia lead paragraph, document type/medium described (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
In Era: The Contemporary Period, lead paragraph and infobox, date
Infobox date: Start date and age-df=yes-1945-05-08
View the SourceWikidata: German Instrument of Surrender
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