Chair of US Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith in the Map Room also known as the War Room of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) in Reims, France. The first German Instrument of Surrender that ended World War II in Europe was signed in this room at 02:41 Central European Time (CET) on 7 May 1945. The historical room is served now as a part of the Museum of the Surrender (Musée de la Reddition). Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith served as the Chief of Staff at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force and signed the German Instrument of Surrender sitti
Chair of US Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith in the Map Room also known as the War Room of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) in Reims, France. The first German Instrument of Surrender that ended World War II in Europe was signed in this room at 02:41 Central European Time (CET) on 7 May 1945. The historical room is served now as a part of the Museum of the Surrender (Musée de la Reddition). Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith served as the Chief of Staff at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force and signed the German Instrument of Surrender sitting on this chair. The chair of British Admiral Sir Harold Martin Burrough served as the Allied Naval Commander-in-Chief is seen at the left.
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