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Cheering The News of Germany's Surrender New Yorkers Gather around a youth wearing a mask of Adolf Hitler to cheer the news of the Surrender of Germany on May 7. The Crowd is gathered in times Square, New York. May 08, 1945. (Photo by New York Post/Photo Archives, LLC via Getty Images)

Cheering The News of Germany's Surrender New Yorkers Gather around a youth wearing a mask of Adolf Hitler to cheer the news of the Surrender of Germany on May 7. The Crowd is gathered in times Square, New York. May 08, 1945. (Photo by New York Post/Photo Archives, LLC via Getty Images)



A Lone Street Cleaner Pushes His Broom In An Uphill Battle to Clean away the paper tossed by joyous New Yorkers in Celebration of the end of the war on May 7. The Scene is at 36th street and Sixth Avenue, New York City. May 07, 1945. (Photo by New York Post/Photo Archives, LLC via Getty Images)

A Lone Street Cleaner Pushes His Broom In An Uphill Battle to Clean away the paper tossed by joyous New Yorkers in Celebration of the end of the war on May 7. The Scene is at 36th street and Sixth Avenue, New York City. May 07, 1945. (Photo by New York Post/Photo Archives, LLC via Getty Images)




New Yorkers Celebrate -- Paper showers down from office Buildings in the Times Square area, New York, May 7, as New Yorkers cheer the news of Germany's unconditional surrender. May 08, 1945. (Photo by New York Post/Photo Archives, LLC via Getty Images)

New Yorkers Celebrate – Paper showers down from office Buildings in the Times Square area, New York, May 7, as New Yorkers cheer the news of Germany's unconditional surrender. May 08, 1945. (Photo by New York Post/Photo Archives, LLC via Getty Images)




U.S. Army General George S. Patton acknowledges the cheers of the welcoming crowds during his visit in Los Angeles, California, on June 9, 1945, in this handout photo provided by the United States National Archives and Records Administration. Seventy years ago, following the suicide of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. (Photo by Reuters/United States National Archives and Records Administration)

U.S. Army General George S. Patton acknowledges the cheers of the welcoming crowds during his visit in Los Angeles, California, on June 9, 1945, in this handout photo provided by the United States National Archives and Records Administration. Seventy years ago, following the suicide of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, Germany's head of state Karl Donitz signed his country's surrender to Allied forces in Reims, France on May 7, 1945 and in Berlin on May 8, 1945. (Photo by Reuters/United States National Archives and Records Administration)




U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower (L) sits in the back of a jeep with U.S. Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall, as he waves to spectators at the Washington National Airport, in Arlington, Virginia, on June 18 1945, in this handout photo provided by the United States National Archives and Records Administration. (Photo by Reuters/United States National Archives and Records Administration)

U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower (L) sits in the back of a jeep with U.S. Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall, as he waves to spectators at the Washington National Airport, in Arlington, Virginia, on June 18 1945, in this handout photo provided by the United States National Archives and Records Administration. (Photo by Reuters/United States National Archives and Records Administration)




US President Harry S. Truman decorates General Dwight D. Eisenhower with the Distinguished Service Medal, as his wife Mamie Eisenhower looks on, in Washington on June 18 1945, in this handout photo provided by the United States National Archives. (Photo by Reuters/United States National Archives and Records Administration)

US President Harry S. Truman decorates General Dwight D. Eisenhower with the Distinguished Service Medal, as his wife Mamie Eisenhower looks on, in Washington on June 18 1945, in this handout photo provided by the United States National Archives. (Photo by Reuters/United States National Archives and Records Administration)




The British liner RMS Queen Mary arrives with thousands of U.S. troops from Europe, in New York harbour on June 20, 1945, in this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy. (Photo by Reuters/United States National Archives and Records Administration)

The British liner RMS Queen Mary arrives with thousands of U.S. troops from Europe, in New York harbour on June 20, 1945, in this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy. (Photo by Reuters/United States National Archives and Records Administration)




An American soldier hugs an English woman and as crowds celebrate Germany's unconditional surrender at Piccadilly Circus, in London, on May 7, 1945, in this handout photo provided by the United States National Archives. (Photo by Pfc. Melvin Weiss/Reuters/United States National Archives and Records Administration)

An American soldier hugs an English woman and as crowds celebrate Germany's unconditional surrender at Piccadilly Circus, in London, on May 7, 1945, in this handout photo provided by the United States National Archives. (Photo by Pfc. Melvin Weiss/Reuters/United States National Archives and Records Administration)




Veterans, the first to be sent home and discharged under the Army's new point system, head for the port of Le Havre, France, on May 25, 1945, in this handout photo provided by the United States Department of Defence. (Photo by Reuters/United States Department of Defence)

Veterans, the first to be sent home and discharged under the Army's new point system, head for the port of Le Havre, France, on May 25, 1945, in this handout photo provided by the United States Department of Defence. (Photo by Reuters/United States Department of Defence)




Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Navy detachments approach the reviewing stand during the Victory Parade in London, England June 8, 1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada. (Photo by Reuters/Library and Archives Canada)

Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Navy detachments approach the reviewing stand during the Victory Parade in London, England June 8, 1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada. (Photo by Reuters/Library and Archives Canada)




Canada's Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King (L) and Minister of Justice Louis St. Laurent broadcast a message to Canada on VE-Day in an unknown location, May 8, 1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada. (Photo by Nicholas Morant/Reuters/National Film Board of Canada/Library and Archives Canada)

Canada's Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King (L) and Minister of Justice Louis St. Laurent broadcast a message to Canada on VE-Day in an unknown location, May 8, 1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada. (Photo by Nicholas Morant/Reuters/National Film Board of Canada/Library and Archives Canada)




A crowd celebrates at the Victory Loan Indicator, Confederation Square, on VE-Day in Ottawa, Ontario, May 8, 1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada. (Photo by Chris Lund/Reuters/National Film Board of Canada/Library and Archives Canada)

A crowd celebrates at the Victory Loan Indicator, Confederation Square, on VE-Day in Ottawa, Ontario, May 8, 1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada. (Photo by Chris Lund/Reuters/National Film Board of Canada/Library and Archives Canada)




A crowd attends Victory Loan ceremonies at noon at Ottawa's Victory Loan indicator on Victory Island, in Ottawa, Ontario, May 8, 1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada. (Photo by Chris Lund/Reuters/National Film Board of Canada/Library and Archives Canada)

A crowd attends Victory Loan ceremonies at noon at Ottawa's Victory Loan indicator on Victory Island, in Ottawa, Ontario, May 8, 1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada. (Photo by Chris Lund/Reuters/National Film Board of Canada/Library and Archives Canada)




A crowd celebrates VE-Day in Ottawa, Ontario, May 8, 1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada. (Photo by Reuters/Canada Department of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada)

A crowd celebrates VE-Day in Ottawa, Ontario, May 8, 1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada. (Photo by Reuters/Canada Department of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada)




Military personnel and civilians celebrate VE-Day on Sparks Street in Ottawa, Ontario, May 8, 1945, in this handout photo provided by Canada Department of National Defence. (Photo by Reuters/Canada Department of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada)

Military personnel and civilians celebrate VE-Day on Sparks Street in Ottawa, Ontario, May 8, 1945, in this handout photo provided by Canada Department of National Defence. (Photo by Reuters/Canada Department of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada)




Gunners of the 12th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA), are shown with the Victory issue of the Maple Leaf newspaper, in Aurich, Germany, on May 20, 1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada. (Photo by Lieut. Donald I. Grant/Reuters/Canada Department of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada)

Gunners of the 12th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA), are shown with the Victory issue of the Maple Leaf newspaper, in Aurich, Germany, on May 20, 1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada. (Photo by Lieut. Donald I. Grant/Reuters/Canada Department of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada)




A crowd celebrates VE-Day in Montreal, Quebec, May 8, 1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada. (Photo by Reuters/Montreal Star/Library and Archives Canada)

A crowd celebrates VE-Day in Montreal, Quebec, May 8, 1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada. (Photo by Reuters/Montreal Star/Library and Archives Canada)




Canadian soldiers and members of the Canadian Women's Army Corps (CWAC) buy flags to wave in the VE-Day celebrations, in London May 8,1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada. (Photo by Sgt. Karen M. Hermeston/Reuters/Canada Department of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada)

Canadian soldiers and members of the Canadian Women's Army Corps (CWAC) buy flags to wave in the VE-Day celebrations, in London May 8,1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada. (Photo by Sgt. Karen M. Hermeston/Reuters/Canada Department of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada)




Canadian soldiers celebrate VE-Day at Piccadilly Circus, London, May 8,1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada. (Photo by Lieut. Arthur L. Cole/Reuters/Canada Department of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada)

Canadian soldiers celebrate VE-Day at Piccadilly Circus, London, May 8,1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada. (Photo by Lieut. Arthur L. Cole/Reuters/Canada Department of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada)




Soldiers from the Women's Royal Army Corps in their service vehicle, driving through Trafalgar Square during the VE Day celebrations in London. (Photo by R. J. Salmon/Getty Images)

Soldiers from the Women's Royal Army Corps in their service vehicle, driving through Trafalgar Square during the VE Day celebrations in London. (Photo by R. J. Salmon/Getty Images)




An American soldier in London reads the news of the German surrender at the end of World War II. (Photo by J. Wilds/Getty Images)

An American soldier in London reads the news of the German surrender at the end of World War II. (Photo by J. Wilds/Getty Images)




Children sit down to a victory party at a V-shaped table, given by residents at Kentwell Close, Brockley in south London. (Photo by Reg Speller/Getty Images)

Children sit down to a victory party at a V-shaped table, given by residents at Kentwell Close, Brockley in south London. (Photo by Reg Speller/Getty Images)




Americans take to the streets on hearing the news of Germany's unconditional surrender. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Americans take to the streets on hearing the news of Germany's unconditional surrender. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)




8th May 1945: Crowds on the Champs Elysees celebrate Victory in Europe at the end of World War II with a joyful procession. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

8th May 1945: Crowds on the Champs Elysees celebrate Victory in Europe at the end of World War II with a joyful procession. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)




8th May 1945: British troops in Paris celebrate VE Day by parading a Union Jack through the streets in triumph.  (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

8th May 1945: British troops in Paris celebrate VE Day by parading a Union Jack through the streets in triumph. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)




8th May 1945: Canadian sailors resting in the park during celebrations in London on VE Day. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

8th May 1945: Canadian sailors resting in the park during celebrations in London on VE Day. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)




8th May 1945: Canadian troops entertain the crowds in Leicester Square while waiting for the broadcast of the King's VE Day speech. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

8th May 1945: Canadian troops entertain the crowds in Leicester Square while waiting for the broadcast of the King's VE Day speech. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)




8th May 1945: A group of ATS and American soldiers celebrate VE Day in Trafalgar Square. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

8th May 1945: A group of ATS and American soldiers celebrate VE Day in Trafalgar Square. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)




8th May 1945: A British sergeant is lifted up as Moscow women celebrate VE Day. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

8th May 1945: A British sergeant is lifted up as Moscow women celebrate VE Day. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)




8th May 1945: A sailor and a civilian clamber on top of a bus stop in Whitehall, London, during the VE Day celebrations. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

8th May 1945: A sailor and a civilian clamber on top of a bus stop in Whitehall, London, during the VE Day celebrations. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)




8th May 1945: A van load of beer passing through Piccadilly Circus on VE Day. The statue of Eros, protected during the war by advertising hoardings, can be seen in the background. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

8th May 1945: A van load of beer passing through Piccadilly Circus on VE Day. The statue of Eros, protected during the war by advertising hoardings, can be seen in the background. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)




British military leader Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, waving as his carriage passes through crowds in the street celebrating VE Day, May 8, 1945. (Photo by Express/Express/Getty Images)

British military leader Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, waving as his carriage passes through crowds in the street celebrating VE Day, May 8, 1945. (Photo by Express/Express/Getty Images)




8th May 1945: VE Day revellers hitching a ride on a lorry in London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

8th May 1945: VE Day revellers hitching a ride on a lorry in London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)




21st May 1945: Residents of Tilloch Street in Islington, London, during a tea party to celebrate VE (Victory In Europe) Day. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

21st May 1945: Residents of Tilloch Street in Islington, London, during a tea party to celebrate VE (Victory In Europe) Day. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)




The corner of Wall Street and Nassau Street in New York City during the VE Day celebrations, 7th May 1945. Trinity Church looms in the background. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

The corner of Wall Street and Nassau Street in New York City during the VE Day celebrations, 7th May 1945. Trinity Church looms in the background. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)




A sailor tries to entice a woman in an apron to dance while other sailors dance with their partners on VE Day, World War II, 8th May 1945. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

A sailor tries to entice a woman in an apron to dance while other sailors dance with their partners on VE Day, World War II, 8th May 1945. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)




Picture dated of May 8, 1945 showing people looking at the crowded Champs Elysees Avenue from the Triumphal Arch (Arc de Triomphe) as Parisians gathered in the streets of Paris to celebrate the unconditionnal German capitulation at the end of the second World War. (Photo by AFP/Getty Images)

Picture dated of May 8, 1945 showing people looking at the crowded Champs Elysees Avenue from the Triumphal Arch (Arc de Triomphe) as Parisians gathered in the streets of Paris to celebrate the unconditionnal German capitulation at the end of the second World War. (Photo by AFP/Getty Images)




Picture dated of May 8, 1945 showing Parisians wearing French flags and marching in the streets of Paris to celebrate the unconditionnal German capitulation at the end of the second World War. (Photo by AFP/Getty Images)

Picture dated of May 8, 1945 showing Parisians wearing French flags and marching in the streets of Paris to celebrate the unconditionnal German capitulation at the end of the second World War. (Photo by AFP/Getty Images)




Picture dated of May 8, 1945 showing Parisians celebrating the unconditionnal German capitulation in the streets of Paris, at the end of the second World War. (Photo by AFP/Getty Images)

Picture dated of May 8, 1945 showing Parisians celebrating the unconditionnal German capitulation in the streets of Paris, at the end of the second World War. (Photo by AFP/Getty Images)




Picture dated of May 8, 1945 showing people gathering at the Champs Elysees Avenue, in front of the Triumphal Arch (Arc de Triomphe) as Parisians celebrate the unconditionnal German capitulation in the streets of Paris, at the end of the second World War. (Photo by AFP/Getty Images)

Picture dated of May 8, 1945 showing people gathering at the Champs Elysees Avenue, in front of the Triumphal Arch (Arc de Triomphe) as Parisians celebrate the unconditionnal German capitulation in the streets of Paris, at the end of the second World War. (Photo by AFP/Getty Images)




Picture dated of May 8, 1945 showing young girls celebrating the unconditionnal German capitulation in the streets of Paris, at the end of the second World War. (Photo by AFP/Getty Images)

Picture dated of May 8, 1945 showing young girls celebrating the unconditionnal German capitulation in the streets of Paris, at the end of the second World War. (Photo by AFP/Getty Images)




Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill, center, joins the royal family, from left, Princess Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth, King George VI, and Princess Margaret, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, England, on VE-Day on May 8, 1945. (Photo by AP Photo)

Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill, center, joins the royal family, from left, Princess Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth, King George VI, and Princess Margaret, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, England, on VE-Day on May 8, 1945. (Photo by AP Photo)




Shoppers line up for bread on Chelsea's Pimlico Road, London, on VE Day, May 8, 1945. London's shopkeepers opened their doors for only two hours this morning so Londoner's could buy groceries to last them over the Victory Holiday period. (Photo by AP Photo)

Shoppers line up for bread on Chelsea's Pimlico Road, London, on VE Day, May 8, 1945. London's shopkeepers opened their doors for only two hours this morning so Londoner's could buy groceries to last them over the Victory Holiday period. (Photo by AP Photo)




Two men climb a lamppost during nighttime VE Day celebrations in the West End of London, England, on May 7, 1945. (Photo by AP Photo)

Two men climb a lamppost during nighttime VE Day celebrations in the West End of London, England, on May 7, 1945. (Photo by AP Photo)




Looking north from 44th Street, New York's Times Square is packed Monday, May 7, 1945, with crowds celebrating the news of Germany's unconditional surrender in World War II. (Photo by Tom Fitzsimmons/AP Photo)

Looking north from 44th Street, New York's Times Square is packed Monday, May 7, 1945, with crowds celebrating the news of Germany's unconditional surrender in World War II. (Photo by Tom Fitzsimmons/AP Photo)




People crowd into the street outside the U.S. and British Embassies, Lisbon, Portugal, on VE Day, May 8, 1945. Jubilant crowds celebrated for two days and nights. (Photo by AP Photo)

People crowd into the street outside the U.S. and British Embassies, Lisbon, Portugal, on VE Day, May 8, 1945. Jubilant crowds celebrated for two days and nights. (Photo by AP Photo)




A huge American flag unfurled in New York’s Herald Square on VE Day on May 8, 1945. This 80x160 foot flag was hung from the eighth floor balcony of Macy’s New York department store, covering the façade from 34th and 35th Streets along Broadway. Beneath it were placed a set of British, Chinese, French and Russian flags, held by two giant mailer fists. (Photo by AP Photo)

A huge American flag unfurled in New York’s Herald Square on VE Day on May 8, 1945. This 80x160 foot flag was hung from the eighth floor balcony of Macy’s New York department store, covering the façade from 34th and 35th Streets along Broadway. Beneath it were placed a set of British, Chinese, French and Russian flags, held by two giant mailer fists. (Photo by AP Photo)




In this May 7, 1945 file photo, Gen. Alfred Jodl, center, signs the unconditional surrender of all armed German forces imposed by the Allied Powers, at Supreme Commander Eisenhowers headquarters in Rheims, France. He is flanked by Gen. Wilhelm Oxenius, Commander of the German Luftwaffe. (Photo by AP Photo)

In this May 7, 1945 file photo, Gen. Alfred Jodl, center, signs the unconditional surrender of all armed German forces imposed by the Allied Powers, at Supreme Commander Eisenhowers headquarters in Rheims, France. He is flanked by Gen. Wilhelm Oxenius, Commander of the German Luftwaffe, left, and General Admiral and Commander in Chief of the German fleet, Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, right. (Photo by AP Photo)




Crowds of civilians, British and Allied troops wave and cheer as Winston Churchill, second balcony from left, and members of the cabinet appear, to celebrate the end of the war in Europe, in Whitehall, London, May 8, 1945. (Photo by AP Photo)

Crowds of civilians, British and Allied troops wave and cheer as Winston Churchill, second balcony from left, and members of the cabinet appear, to celebrate the end of the war in Europe, in Whitehall, London, May 8, 1945. (Photo by AP Photo)




Staff Sgt. Arthur Moore of Buffalo, N.Y., who was wounded in Belgium, stands on 42nd Street near Grand Central Station in New York Monday, May 7, 1945 as New Yorkers celebrate news of VE Day, victory over Nazi Germany. (Photo by AP Photo)

Staff Sgt. Arthur Moore of Buffalo, N.Y., who was wounded in Belgium, stands on 42nd Street near Grand Central Station in New York Monday, May 7, 1945 as New Yorkers celebrate news of VE Day, victory over Nazi Germany. (Photo by AP Photo)




Pfc. Clarence K. Ayers of Evansville, Ind., reads the news of V-E Day as newly arrived German prisoners stand of a New York City pier, May 8, 1945. (Photo by John Rooney/AP Photo)

Pfc. Clarence K. Ayers of Evansville, Ind., reads the news of V-E Day as newly arrived German prisoners stand of a New York City pier, May 8, 1945. (Photo by John Rooney/AP Photo)




A seething mass of humanity jammed itself into Whitehall VE-Day, to see the Premier, his cabinet ministers and chief of staff who are to appear on the balcony of the Ministry of Health. A view of the enormous crowd packed into Whitehall as one looks down the street toward the Cenotaph, London, on May 8, 1945. (Photo by AP Photo)

A seething mass of humanity jammed itself into Whitehall VE-Day, to see the Premier, his cabinet ministers and chief of staff who are to appear on the balcony of the Ministry of Health. A view of the enormous crowd packed into Whitehall as one looks down the street toward the Cenotaph, London, on May 8, 1945. (Photo by AP Photo)




President Harry S. Truman smiles happily as he announces to the press the complete victory of the Allies over Germany, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., May 8, 1945. Seated near the wall behind Truman are, left to right: Elmer Davis, Secretary Henry A. Wallace, Maj. Gen. Philip Fleming, Rep. (Photo by AP Photo)

President Harry S. Truman smiles happily as he announces to the press the complete victory of the Allies over Germany, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., May 8, 1945. Seated near the wall behind Truman are, left to right: Elmer Davis, Secretary Henry A. Wallace, Maj. Gen. Philip Fleming, Rep. Joseph Martin, Jr., Gen. George C. Marshall, J. Leonard Reinsch, Col. Harry Vaughan, John Snyder, first lady Bess Truman, Mary Margaret Truman and Secretary of War Henry Stimson. Fred M. Vinson is in the foreground. (Photo by AP Photo)




Britain's King George VI talks with Prime Minister Winston Churchill and members of the cabinet and chiefs of staff in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, in London on May 8, 1945, during VE Day celebrations. in the foreground are, Sir Archibald Sinclair, Lord Woolton, Winston Churchill, King George VI, Herbret Morrison,  Ernest Bevin, Sir John Anderson. (Photo by AP Photo)

Britain's King George VI talks with Prime Minister Winston Churchill and members of the cabinet and chiefs of staff in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, in London on May 8, 1945, during VE Day celebrations. in the foreground are, Sir Archibald Sinclair, Lord Woolton, Winston Churchill, King George VI, Herbret Morrison, Ernest Bevin, Sir John Anderson. (Photo by AP Photo)




In this May 7, 1945 file photo, Gen. Ivan Susloparoff, Russian chief of staff, signs the unconditional surrender terms to Germany, negotiated at Reims, France. At left is his aide, Lt. Gen. Ivan Chermieff, and at right, Lt. Gen. C.A. Spaatz, USAAF. (Photo by Ralph Morse/Pool Photo via AP Photo)

In this May 7, 1945 file photo, Gen. Ivan Susloparoff, Russian chief of staff, signs the unconditional surrender terms to Germany, negotiated at Reims, France. At left is his aide, Lt. Gen. Ivan Chermieff, and at right, Lt. Gen. C.A. Spaatz, USAAF. (Photo by Ralph Morse/Pool Photo via AP Photo)




U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower waves to the crowd at a parade in the United States in 1945, in this handout photo provided by the United States Library of Congress. Seventy years ago, following the suicide of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, Germany's head of state Karl Donitz signed his country's surrender to Allied forces in Reims, France on May 7, 1945 and in Berlin on May 8, 1945. (Photo by Fred Palumbo/Reuters/United States Library of Congress)

U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower waves to the crowd at a parade in the United States in 1945, in this handout photo provided by the United States Library of Congress. Seventy years ago, following the suicide of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, Germany's head of state Karl Donitz signed his country's surrender to Allied forces in Reims, France on May 7, 1945 and in Berlin on May 8, 1945. (Photo by Fred Palumbo/Reuters/United States Library of Congress)
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