Germany surrenders to WWII Allies at Reims on May 7, 1945
German officials, L to R Maj. Wilhelm Oxenius, Gen. Alfred Jodl, Adm. Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, take their seats at Reims ceremony of surrender, held at SHAEF headquarters / part of the Allied delegation, L to R: British Adm. Sir Harold Burrough; USAF Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith; Soviet translator Ivan Cherniaev; Soviet Gen. Ivan Susloparov, with Bedell Smith presiding / side view Jodl tests his pen, reads surrender document / MS hand reaches in, removes the signed document from in front of Jodl / Burrough looks on as Bedell Smith turns to hand signed document to aide behind him / CU hand holds signed instrument of surrender, with signatures of Jodl, Bedell Smith, Susloparov, and French Army witness visible / Bedell Smith, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, and RAF Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder pose for photos / CU smiling Eisenhower holds up two pens in a "V" sign
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Editorial #:
1064330212
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
May 07, 1945
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
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Clip length:
00:00:39:03
Location:
Reims, France
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr003147_01_06.mov
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