Directive of the Stavka of the Supreme High Command, May 7, 1945.

To the Deputy Supreme Commander-in-Chief,
Marshal of the Soviet Union G.K. Zhukov.
May 7, 1945.

The Stavka of the Supreme High Command authorizes you to ratify the protocol on the unconditional surrender of the German armed forces.

Supreme Commander-in-Chief
Marshal of the Soviet Union
I. Stalin

Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army
General of the Army
A. Antonov

Voennno-istorichesky calendar. 1995. Kostroma, 1994. May 8. P. 2.