Germany’s Minister of Production Albert Speer, Großadmiral (and later President) Karl Dönitz, and Generaloberst Alfred Jodl, speak to British war correspondents the day after their arrest in Flensburg, Germany, 24 May 1945.

Caption     Germany’s Minister of Production Albert Speer, Großadmiral (and later President) Karl Dönitz, and Generaloberst Alfred Jodl, speak to British war correspondents the day after their arrest in Flensburg, Germany, 24 May 1945. ww2dbase
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Photo Size 2,868 x 2,028 pixels
Photos on Same Day 24 May 1945
Photos at Same Place Flensburg, Germany
Added By David Stubblebine
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
20 Aug 2019 11:05:23 PM

These officers were arrested by order of General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander. Generaloberst Hans-Georg von Friedeburg was arrested at the same time but he committed suicide shortly thereafter.

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