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My dad was a member of the SHAEF staff and was at the schoolhouse that day. He's passed now but I remember him telling me that Gen. Eisenhower was so disgusted by and angry with the Germans (having learned the extent of their atrocities and inhumanity in the concentration camps)that he refused to be in the room at the surrender. I'm not sure but I think Gen. Smith did not stand as a sign of disrespect, in contrast to military protocol, when the German generals entered the room.
Comment Posted By P Lydon (Chicago) On 15.06.2008 @ 23:09
