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General Alfred Jodl, 1942

General Alfred Jodl, 1942

General Alfred Jodl was the operations chief of the German High Command, and one of Hitler's chief military advisors. It was Jodl who signed the papers of Germany's unconditional surrender at Reims on May 7, 1945.

In this photo: Alfred Jodl

Photo: Keystone/Getty Images

Jan 01, 1942
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