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German Instrument of Surrender

1945 historical document
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Summary

German Instrument of Surrender is a historical document[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of historical document entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,101 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Follows: Капитуляция Германии в Первой мировой войне[3]
  • Followed by: Berlin Declaration[4]
  • Location: Reims[5]
  • Subclass of: occurrence[6]
  • Part of: World War II[7]
  • Commons category: Instrument of German surrender, World War II[8]
  • Language of work or name: English[9], Russian[10]
  • Start time: May 8, 1945[11]
  • Point in time: May 7, 1945[12]
  • Has edition or translation: German Instrument of Surrender[13], Preliminary surrender document in Reims[14]
  • Facet of: history of the Third Reich[15], end of World War II in Europe[16]
  • Different from: German Instrument of Surrender[17]
  • Signatory: Nazi Germany[18], United Kingdom[19], Soviet Union[20], United States[21], France[22]
  • Ratified by: High Command of the Armed Forces[23]

Why It Matters

German Instrument of Surrender has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

France Nazi Germany United Kingdom United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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