German Instrument of Surrender

Details

Instance of

legal act, historical document

Date

8 May 1945

Inception

8 May 1945

Part of

Eastern Front

Location

Karlshorst

Derivative works

Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet of January 25, 1955 on ending the state of war between the Soviet Union and Germany

amended by

Preliminary surrender document in Reims

country of origin

Soviet Union, German Reich

different from

German Instrument of Surrender

facet of

unconditional surrender, history of the Third Reich

language of work or name

Russian, English, German

signatory

Wilhelm Keitel, Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder, Georgy Zhukov, Carl Andrew Spaatz, Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, Hans-Jürgen Stumpff, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny

version, edition or translation of

German Instrument of Surrender