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Act of Military Surrender, подписанный в Реймсе 7 мая 1945 года

Source of package de.surrender.act1945 · Act of Military Surrender (Reims, 7 May 1945)

work
urn:de:surrender:clir:act-1945#REIMS_ACT
number
Act of Military Surrender (Reims, 7 May 1945)
kind
urn:de:surrender:clir:act-1945#act

Английский текст — единственный аутентичный по первой строке акта

edition
urn:de:surrender:clir:act-1945#REIMS_ACT_EN
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en
officiality
official
materialisation
PINNED_UNOFFICIAL_COPY
life cycle
adopted: 1945-05-07

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Fragments — 9

article/1 · paragraph · referenced by: 2

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1. We the undersigned, acting by authority of the German High Command, hereby surrender unconditionally to the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force and simultaneously to the Soviet High Command all forces on land, sea, and in the air who are at this date under German control.

Referencing norms: ReimsSurrenderToSovietHighCommand, ReimsSurrenderToSupremeCommander

article/2 · paragraph · referenced by: 7

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2. The German High Command will at once issue orders to all German military, naval and air authorities and to all forces under German control to cease active operations at 2301 hours Central European time on 8 May and to remain in the positions occupied at that time. No ship, vessel, or aircraft is to be scuttled, or any damage done to their hull, machinery or equipment.

Referencing norms: ReimsCeasefireHourPassed, ReimsCeasefireOrders, ReimsIssueCeasefireOrders, ReimsNoScuttlingOrDamage, ReimsPositionsHeld, ReimsRemainInPositions, ReimsShipDamage

article/3 · paragraph · referenced by: 2

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3. The German High Command will at once issue to the appropriate commanders, and ensure the carrying out of any further orders issued by the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force and by the Soviet High Command.

Referencing norms: ReimsCarryOutFurtherOrders, ReimsFurtherOrdersCarriedOut

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4. This act of military surrender is without prejudice to, and will be superseded by any general instrument of surrender imposed by, or on behalf of the United Nations and applicable to GERMANY and the German armed forces as a whole.

Referencing norms: ReimsGeneralInstrumentUnprejudiced, ReimsSupersededByGeneralInstrument, ReimsSupersession, ReimsWithoutPrejudice

article/5 · paragraph · referenced by: 5

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5. In the event of the German High Command or any of the forces under their control failing to act in accordance with this Act of Surrender, the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force and the Soviet High Command will take such punitive or other action as they deem appropriate.

Referencing norms: ReimsFailureToActIsBreach, ReimsPunitiveAction, ReimsPunitiveActionLiberty, ReimsSovietPunitiveAction, ReimsSovietPunitiveActionLiberty

attestation · section · referenced by: 1

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Signed at Rheims at 0241 France on the 7th day of May, 1945.

Referencing norms: assert-h6903971562e3b5c1c2251fe7330d387d9188f7a1b007a03423cd9a1ea7dc4201

authority · section

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Only this text in English is authoritative
signatures · section

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On behalf of the German High Command. Jodl IN THE PRESENCE OF On behalf of the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force. On behalf of the Soviet High Command. W. B. Smith Sousloparov F. Sevez Major General, French Army (Witness)
title · heading

en · official · sha256:2292c006f9a4410743567803a5b4ab9a224e50d5797349af43d64c268af89aa9

ACT OF MILITARY SURRENDER

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