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| German Colonel General Alfred Jodl (center) signing the surrender document at Dwight Eisenhower's headquarters, Reims, France, 7 May 1945; note German Major Wilhelm Oxenius (on Jodl's right), German Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (on Jodl's left), and British Major General Kenneth Strong (behind Jodl); photo 1 of 5 | German Colonel General Alfred Jodl (center) signing the surrender document at Dwight Eisenhower's headquarters, Reims, France, 7 May 1945; note German Major Wilhelm Oxenius (on Jodl's right), German Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (on Jodl's left), and British Major General Kenneth Strong (behind Jodl); photo 2 of 5 | German Colonel General Alfred Jodl (center) signing the surrender document at Dwight Eisenhower's headquarters, Reims, France, 7 May 1945; note German Major Wilhelm Oxenius (on Jodl's right), German Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (on Jodl's left), and British Major General Kenneth Strong (behind Jodl); photo 3 of 5 | German Colonel General Alfred Jodl (center) signing the surrender document at Dwight Eisenhower's headquarters, Reims, France, 7 May 1945; note German Major Wilhelm Oxenius (on Jodl's right), German Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (on Jodl's left), and British Major General Kenneth Strong (behind Jodl); photo 4 of 5 |
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| German Colonel General Alfred Jodl (center) signing the surrender document at Dwight Eisenhower's headquarters, Reims, France, 7 May 1945; note German Major Wilhelm Oxenius (on Jodl's right), German Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (on Jodl's left), and British Major General Kenneth Strong (behind Jodl); photo 5 of 5 |
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