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The German Instrument of Surrender , the main portion of which was signed at Reims , France , at 02:41 on 7 May 1945, was the legal instrument that established the armistice ending World War II in Europe . It was signed by representatives of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht , the Allied Expeditionary Force and Soviet High Command. Another act of military surrender was signed, shortly before midnight, on 8 May in the outskirts of Berlin , Germany , at the insistence of the Soviets.