World War II: <i id="mw9w"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalfeldmarschall" id="mw-A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Generalfeldmarschall">Generalfeldmarschall</a></i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Keitel" id="mw-Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Wilhelm Keitel">Wilhelm Keitel</a> signs <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Instrument_of_Surrender" id="mw-g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="German Instrument of Surrender">unconditional surrender terms</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reims" id="mw-w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Reims">Reims</a>, France, ending Germany's participation in the war. The document takes effect the next day.