Lycée Roosevelt surrender signing site

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The Lycée Roosevelt surrender signing site is the historic location in Reims, France, where German forces signed the unconditional surrender to the Allies in May 1945, effectively ending World War II in Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II site
historic site
alsoKnownAs Allied headquarters surrender room in Reims
Reims surrender signing site
category World War II museum site
commandedBy General Dwight D. Eisenhower
commemoratedOn Victory in Europe Day
conflictEnded World War II in Europe
country France
dateOfEvent 1945-05-07
era World War II
event German Instrument of Surrender (Reims)
unconditional surrender of German forces to the Allies in Europe
hasExhibit chairs used during the signing
facsimiles of surrender documents
original surrender table
hasPart surrender signing room
heritageDesignation historic monument (local)
languageOfSignage English
French
locatedIn France
Grand Est
Reims
locatedInBuilding Lycée Roosevelt
locatedInFormerBuilding Reims lycée (school)
namedAfter Franklin D. Roosevelt (for the lycée)
near Reims city center
linked to: Reims
openToPublic true
originalFunctionOfBuilding secondary school
partOf Allied headquarters in Reims
significance site of formal end of war in Europe
symbol of Allied victory over Nazi Germany
surrenderAcceptedBy General Walter Bedell Smith
linked to: Walter Bedell Smith
surrenderDocumentType unconditional military surrender
surrenderEffectiveDate 1945-05-08
surrenderEffectiveTime 23:01 Central European Time
surrenderSignedBy Generaloberst Alfred Jodl
linked to: Alfred Jodl
surrenderSignedOnBehalfOf Admiral Karl Dönitz government
linked to: Karl Dönitz

German High Command
surrenderWitnessedBy Air Chief Marshal Arthur Tedder
linked to: Arthur Tedder

General François Sevez
General Ivan Susloparov
timeOfEvent 02:41 Central European Time
touristAttraction true
usedAs Allied command facility
usedBy Allied Expeditionary Force
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force

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Reims hasPart Lycée Roosevelt surrender signing site