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General Bernard Montgomery "Monty" Statue
May the 8th 2020 marked V.E. Day (Victory in Europe) 75 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe.
A German delegation arrived at the headquarters of British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery at Lüneburg Heath,
east of Hamburg, on 4 May. There, Montgomery accepted the unconditional surrender of German forces in the Netherlands,
northwest Germany and Denmark.
It was signed by Colonel Fritz Poleck, representing the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, (the German armed forces high command). On 7 May, at his headquarters in Reims, France, Supreme Allied Commander General Eisenhower accepted the unconditional surrender of all German forces. The document of surrender was signed on behalf of Germany by General Alfred Jodl and came into effect the following day.
Soviet leader Josef Stalin wanted his own ceremony. At Berlin on 8 May, therefore, a further document was signed – this time by German Field Marshal William Keitel. The war against Japan did not end until August 1945. The Staue is of General Bernard Montgomery "Monty" outside the M.O.D. (Ministry of Defence) U.K in London. I took it on my trip there in 2018.
General Bernard Montgomery "Monty" Statue
May the 8th 2020 marked V.E. Day (Victory in Europe) 75 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe.
A German delegation arrived at the headquarters of British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery at Lüneburg Heath,
east of Hamburg, on 4 May. There, Montgomery accepted the unconditional surrender of German forces in the Netherlands,
northwest Germany and Denmark.
It was signed by Colonel Fritz Poleck, representing the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, (the German armed forces high command). On 7 May, at his headquarters in Reims, France, Supreme Allied Commander General Eisenhower accepted the unconditional surrender of all German forces. The document of surrender was signed on behalf of Germany by General Alfred Jodl and came into effect the following day.
Soviet leader Josef Stalin wanted his own ceremony. At Berlin on 8 May, therefore, a further document was signed – this time by German Field Marshal William Keitel. The war against Japan did not end until August 1945. The Staue is of General Bernard Montgomery "Monty" outside the M.O.D. (Ministry of Defence) U.K in London. I took it on my trip there in 2018.