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2 unusual facts about German surrender at Lüneburg Heath


German surrender at Lüneburg Heath

The German officers returned the next day at 18:00 with an additional delegate, (Colonel Fritz Poleck) representing the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, (the German armed forces high command).

Admiral von Friedeburg went on to sign the German Instrument of Surrender that established the armistice ending World War II in Europe on 7 May at Reims in France and signed again with the Supreme High Command of the Red Army, French and US representatives in Berlin.



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