Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. The German Instrument of Surrender was the legal document that affected the extinction of NSDAP Germany and ended World War II in Europe. The definitive text was signed in Karlshorst, Berlin, on the night of 8 May 1945 by representatives of the three armed services of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) and the Allied Expeditionary Force together with the Supreme High Command of the Soviet Red Army, with further French and US representatives signing as witnesses. The signing took place 9 May 1945 at 21:20 local time.
This is a great pair of souvenir pieces for Reims, the first being a brass plate depicting the building in which it took place with the text on scrolls around it: LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE MAY 8TH 1945 FRANCE REIMS 1945. The plate measures a 5½” diameter.
The second piece is a really adorable ashtray with a small statue of the iconic Manneken Pis (Dutch for 'Little Pissing Man') urinating on the NSDAP Swas symbol. The ashtray is 3½ x 3 x 3” and is a really phenomenal piece which could and should be used today!
This great pair of Reims items come ready for further research and display.
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