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     • The unconditional surrender of the German Third Reich was signed in the early morning hours of Monday, May 7, 1945 at Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) at Reims in northeastern France.
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   Why is Reims important?

   • From its earliest days, the city of Reims (pronounced rahnce) was a cultural crossroads. As one of the Roman Empire’s largest cities, it hosted merchants from across the continent, and in 496 it also became the center of French Christendom. According to an account written long after the fact, that year marked the baptism of King Clovis.

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   Why is Notre Dame de Reims important?

   • But Reims Cathedral secured its place in the religious hierarchy early in its 75-year construction. When a 12-year-old Louis IX was crowned in 1226, he declared that all future monarchs would be coronated at Notre Dame de Reims, harkening back to the history of Clovis as France’s first Christian king.

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   Is there a war room in Reims?

   • Lefevre said that for decades, the war room was the only room that was visted. "It was only in 1985 that it was decided to create a whole museum (called Muséé de la Reddition) around this room. You can of course find objects and uniforms documenting the Second World War in France and especially in Reims," she said.

   How the end of World War II in Europe is rooted in French city of Reims

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   What happened at the Allied headquarters in Reims?

   • German General Alfred Jodl (3rd R), flanked by Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (2nd R) and Colonel Wilhelm Oxenius (L), sign the unconditional German surrender document at the Allied headquarters in Reims, eastern France, on 7 May 1945. AFP - - Today, the room is still standing and is now part of a museum. "Nothing has changed in this room.

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   Why was Reims Cathedral so important during WW1?

   • But on the eve of the First World War in 1914, the cathedral’s magnificence brought it a different kind of attention: that of an easy target. When the fighting began in August of that year, the invading German army quickly overwhelmed the northeast part of France, including Reims, and transformed the cathedral into an infirmary.

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   What happened at Reims?

   • Archives, uniforms, and artefacts bring the months that preceded the Nazi surrender at Reims to life. Relive the night that changed the face of the world as we knew it as you venture into the signature room, a chief location in European history, where the end of this tragedy also marked the beginning of a long process of reconciliation.

   MUSEUM OF THE SURRENDER - Portail officiel des Musées de Reims

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   May 7, 2023 · How the end of World War II in Europe is rooted in French city of Reims. On 7 May,1945, the German High Command, led by General Alfred Jodl, signed the unconditional surrender of all German...

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   Reims. france. 1 panorama by laurent thion Reddition room – 7 May 1945. The unconditional surrender of the German Third Reich was signed in the early morning hours of Monday, May 7, 1945 at Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) at Reims in northeastern France.

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6. www.historyhit.com › locations › musee-de-la-redditionMusee de la Reddition - History and Facts | History Hit

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   At the time, the building of Musee de la Reddition, once Reims’ technical college, acted as the European headquarters of US General Dwight D Eisenhower (later President Eisenhower). It was in the War Room of this building, on Monday, 7 May 1945 at 2.41 am, that the Allied Forces put an end to the Second World War in Europe by obtaining the uncondit...

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   Today, visitors to Musee de la Reddition can see the actual table where terms of surrender were agreed, with its contents seemingly frozen in time. Even the maps which crowded the room’s walls are still in place. Beyond its star attraction, Musee de la Reddition also boasts further exhibits, mostly World War II uniforms, photographs and some weapon...

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   The address of Musee de la reddition is 12 rue Franklin Roosevelt, Reims, Grand-Est 51100, France. The museum is open from 10 am to 6 pm, closed Tuesday and on four major holidays. If travelling via train, the museum site is roughly a 5 minute walk away from Gare de Reims.

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7. musees-reims.fr › reims-museums › articleMUSEUM OF THE SURRENDER - Portail officiel des Musées de Reims

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   Discover this historical event that took place in secret in the “map room” located in the technical college (now called Lycée Roosevelt) in the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe, commanded by General Eisenhower.

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   When a 12-year-old Louis IX was crowned in 1226, he declared that all future monarchs would be coronated at Notre Dame de Reims, harkening back to the history of Clovis as France’s first...

9. www.cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr › en › 8-may-1945-day8 May 1945 : day of victory | Chemins de mémoire

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   7 May 1945 - Signing in Reims, of the act of surrender of the German armies. Source: SHD. General de Gaulle officially announced the end of the Second World War to the French public on 8 May 1945.

10. www.atlasobscura.com › places › the-school-whereThe School Where Germany Surrendered – Reims, France - Atlas ...

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    Aug 14, 2015 · German and American troops joined forces to defend this fortress during the strangest battle of World War II.