[ Autograph ] Harry S. Truman 1884-1972 33rd President of the UnitedStates who led the country in the closing days of World War 11 and through the re-building of Europe under the Marshall Plan, and duringthe Korean War. A superlative D.S., a printed Proclamation signed by Harry Truman announcing the surrender of German forces during World War II and steeling the country for the struggle against Japan that lay ahead! This fine, oversize document is dated in Washington, May 8 1945, the day after Admiral Karl Doenitz surrendered the remains of Germany's once proud army. It measures 15in x 22in and is printed in black gothic text with some lettering in gold, red and blue ink. The dramatic text reads, in part: "By The President Of The United States A Proclamation The Allied Armies, Through Sacrifice And Devotion And With God's Help Have Wrung From Germany a Final And Unconditional Surrender. The western world has been freed of the evil forces which for rive years and longer have imprisoned the bodies and broken the lives of millions upon millions of free born men. They have violated their churches, destroyed their homes, corrupted their children, and murdered their loved ones. Our Armies of Liberation have restored freedom to these suffering peoples, whose spirit and will the oppressors could never enslave. Much remains to be done. The victory won in the West must now be won in the East. The whole world must be cleansed of the evil from which half the world has been freed [our] arms are stronger by far than the might of the dictators or the tyranny of military cliques that once called us soft and weak Now, therefore, I, Harry S. Truman do hereby appoint Sunday, May 13, 1945,to be a day of prayer unite in offering joyful thanks to God for the victory we have won and pray that he will support us to the end of our present struggle dedicate this day of prayer to the memory of those who have given their lives to make possible our victory...' In the blank lower white margin Truman signs a four-inch long signature in blue ink. A stunning document, in very fine condition. E8,000-10, 000