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(L-R) American soldier salutes as British officer leads German Army Chief of Staff Gen. Alfred Jodl & his aide, Major Wilhelm Oxenius, into room of a local college, Ecole Technique, for the signing of the unconditional surrender of German forces, effectively ending WWII in Europe.
Location:Rheims, France
Date taken:May 7, 1945
Photographer:Ralph Morse
Size:1280 x 886 pixels (17.8 x 12.3 inches)

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