Field MarshalBernard Montgomery [right] reads over the surrender pact, whilesenior German officers l
![Field MarshalBernard Montgomery [right] reads over the surrender pact, whilesenior German officers l](https://64.media.tumblr.com/79a9a46c8eab6e4d3d5ee033f7c6eedf/ca643354569bbb2a-96/s1280x1920/058c0a49770bef112b6f25571400b54b89608365.jpg "Field MarshalBernard Montgomery [right] reads over the surrender pact, whilesenior German officers l")
Field MarshalBernard Montgomery [right] reads over the surrender pact, whilesenior German officers look on, in a tent at Montgomery’s 21stArmy Group headquarters at Lüneburg Heath (May 4th,1945. Left to right, the German officers are Major Hans JochelFriedel, Rear Admiral Gerhard Wagner, and Admiral Hans-Georg vonFriedeburg.The pact agreedon a ceasefire on the British fronts in north-west Germany, Denmark,and the Netherlands from 8am the following day. German forces hadalready surrendered in Italy on April 29th,and the rest of the German army in Western Europe surrendered on May7th. The German surrender to the Soviets on the Eastern Front took placeon May 8th. -- source link
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