Instrument of Surrender

 

German Instrument of Surrender 

Signed by Admiral Dönitz Honoring General Jodl



Date: May 7, 1945 (facsimile signed April 7, 1978)

Location: Reims, France

Medium: Typed manuscript signed

Collection: Yavneh Klos Collection, WWII Archive 

This souvenir facsimile of Germany’s unconditional surrender, signed postwar by Admiral Karl Dönitz, “General Jodl in seinem Auftrag Donitz, 7.4.78.” translated: “General Jodl by his Command, Donitz, 7.4.78.” As Adolf Hitler’s appointed successor, Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz oversaw the final days of the Third Reich. Acting in this role, he authorized General Alfred Jodl to sign the instrument of unconditional surrender on Germany’s behalf as noted in the DS. This document marks the formal conclusion of Nazi military resistance and the onset of Germany’s confrontation with the consequences of its wartime atrocities.

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