🍬 WE NEED YOU FOR OPERATION VITTLES 🪂 Garrison Wiesbaden, In spirit of the 75th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, USAG Wiesbaden is commencing Operation Vittles! In 1948, the Airlift became a symbol of hope for the people of Berlin, as packaged goods attached to parachutes were dropped over the city by the US Air Force and British Royal Air Force. Now, in 2024, we are reviving Operation Vittles and asking the community to come together and volunteer to assemble the parachutes for the Candy Dr

On this day in 1945, German General Alfred Jodl signed an unconditional surrender to the Western Allies in a red brick schoolhouse in Reims, France. This act of unconditional military surrender was followed by a formal signing in Berlin two days later that included Soviet military leadership. The definitive Act of Military Surrender required German service members to disarm themselves, disband, and enter captivity. | AFN Wiesbaden