The Surrender Room, Hotel de Wereld, Wageningen

The old Hotel de Wereld was the scene of the German surrender to the Dutch. To the right of the entrance is a Commemorative Plaque recording that, In this building on 5 May 1945 Lieutenant-General Charles Foulkes, CB, CBE, DSO, the General Officer commanding the 1st Canadian Corps, accepted the unconditional surrender of the 25th German Army from Colonel General Johannes Blaskowitz.'. In fact the papers were handed over on the 5th but not signed until the 6th. The Terms of the Instrument of Surrender included clearing the canals of obstruction, mines etc and assistance in the arrangements for feeding the Dutch population

Accepted Arrangements Assistance Blaskowitz Canals Clearing Commanding Commemorative Fact Failed Foulkes Handed Johannes Lieutenant-general Mines Obstruction Plaque Terms Unconditional Wageningen

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