![Officers gather around a table at Eisenhower’s headquarters to sign the instruments of the German surrender, Reims, France, 7 May 1945. Photo 1 of 2 [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/54ead6b39037f.jpg)
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| Caption | Officers gather around a table at Eisenhower’s headquarters to sign the instruments of the German surrender, Reims, France, 7 May 1945. Photo 1 of 2 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | |||||||||||||||||
| Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | |||||||||||||||||
| Photographer | LT Moore | |||||||||||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps | |||||||||||||||||
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| Photo Size | 1,500 x 957 pixels | |||||||||||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 7 May 1945 | |||||||||||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, France | |||||||||||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||||||||
| Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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2. Peter Campo says:
21 Mar 2015 03:25:29 PM
British interpreter standing behind Sevez is Gen. Kenneth William Dobson Strong. Next to Susloparov is Lt Gen Ivan Chermiaev. Incidently, Susloparov's full name is Ivan Alexeyevich Sousloparov---but check me out
21 Mar 2015 03:25:29 PM
British interpreter standing behind Sevez is Gen. Kenneth William Dobson Strong. Next to Susloparov is Lt Gen Ivan Chermiaev. Incidently, Susloparov's full name is Ivan Alexeyevich Sousloparov---but check me out
3. 
David Stubblebine says:
29 Jun 2015 05:06:19 PM
Actually, the man behind Sevez in the Naval uniform is not Strong. MajGen Kenneth William Dobson Strong was Eisenhower’s head of intelligence and is in this photo behind Susloparov moving to the camera’s left holding some papers up almost in front of his face.
David Stubblebine says:29 Jun 2015 05:06:19 PM
Actually, the man behind Sevez in the Naval uniform is not Strong. MajGen Kenneth William Dobson Strong was Eisenhower’s head of intelligence and is in this photo behind Susloparov moving to the camera’s left holding some papers up almost in front of his face.
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22 Feb 2015 11:31:35 PM
The German delegation is seated with their backs to the camera. Left to right, they are:
Admiral Hans-Georg Von Friedeburg, Kriegsmarine
Col Gen Alfred Jodl, German High Command
Maj Wilhelm Oxenius, Jodl's Aide-de-Camp
Left to right, the Allied representatives are:
Lt Gen Frederick E. Morgan, British General Staff
Maj Gen Francois Sevez, France
Admiral Harold Burrough, RN
Lt Gen Walter Bedell Smith, USA
unidentified Soviet officer
Gen Ivan Susloparov, USSR
Lt Gen Carl Spaatz, USAAF
Air Marshall James Robb, RAF
Lt Gen Harold Bull, USA
Col Yvan Zenkovich, USSR; Susloparov's Aide-de-Camp