The telegram which announced the end of WWII – original telegram issued by Major General Daniel Nooe, to the Fifth Army Group, copied for information to posts throughout the World, dated May 7th 1945 announcing : ‘At 0241 hours 7th May, a representative of the German High Command signed the unconditional surrender of all German land, sea and air forces in Europe to the Allied Expeditionary Force and simultaneously to the Soviet High Command. All forces under German control are to cease active operations at 0001 hours 9th May.’ Printed in blue on a yellow message form marked ‘confidential op priority’. According to a statement from our vendor, this document was received by Warrant Officer Eric Kenyon, who, contrary to orders kept it as a personal memento, and was only discovered in his personal papers three years ago. This telegram is the effective announcement of the end of WWII and as such must rank as one of the most important documents of the 20th c. Together with three printed letters issued by Field Marshal Alexander, two of which relate to VE day and the printed order of service for the Service of Thanksgiving for the end of the War.