National flags of France and the Soviet Union wave at the entrance to the Museum of the Surrender (Musée de la Reddition) in Reims, France. The first German Instrument of Surrender that ended World War II in Europe was signed in this building at 02:41 Central European Time (CET) on 7 May 1945.

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