The
first arrival of the German delegation to the headquarters of the
British 21st Army Group in the Lüneburger Heide (Luneburg Heath), east
of Hamburg, to discuss a ceasefire on May 3, 1945. The Germans offer to
surrender the Heeresgruppe Vistula - who was surrounded by Soviet troops
- to the Allies, was rejected by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery
(Commander of the 21st Army Group), because he wanted the unconditional
surrender of German troops in the north-west Germany, as well as in the
Netherlands and Denmark. The German delegation replied that they were
not given the power to determine this, and had to negotiate it first
with their leader, Großadmiral Karl Dönitz (the successor to Hitler who
committed suicide a few days earlier). Finally Montgomery allowed them
to return home, and gave 24 hours for the answers to be given. This
photo was taken by Captain E.G. Malindine (British No. 5 Army Film and
Photographic Unit) and shows Marshal Montgomery standing second from the
left, while the German delegation starts with their leader
Generaladmiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (Oberbefehlshaber der
Kriegsmarine) who holding the document in the middle, followed to the
right as follow: General der Infanterie Eberhard Kinzel (Chef des
Generalstabes Operationsstab Nord), Konteradmiral Gerhard Wagner
(Admiral z.b.V. Beim Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine), and Major i.G.
Hans Jochen Friedel (half visible, Stabsoffizier Operationsstab Nord).
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