Five Brothers and a War

German Capitulation

< General Charles Foulkes and HRH Prins Bernhard arrived at the Hotel de Wereld prior to the Germans’ arrival.

> German Lieutenant-General Paul Reichelt (center) and Canadian Lt. General Charles Foulkes (right) during preliminary discussions around 11 am regarding the unconditional surrender of German forces in Holland. At the Hotel de Wereld, Wageningen, Holland, May 5, 1945. War correspondents line the tables behind.

the war

< The medal belonging to Lt. General Foulkes, showing the dove of peace carrying the swastika. Had the document not been signed until May 6, this medal would make no sense whatsoever, as it is clearly dated May 5 th .

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