page_title: Derek Knee
hierarchical_section_title: Derek Knee
caption_attribution_description: English: Field Marshal Montgomery receives German Admiral Von Friedeburg and other members of the surrender delegation at 21st Army Group Headquarters near Lüneburg, 3 May 1945. Deutsch: Der englische Feldmarschall Montgomery empfängt am 3. Mai 1945 den deutschen Admiral von Friedeburg im Hauptquartier der 21. Armee Gruppe bei Lüneburg wegen Waffenstillstandsverhandlungen. Das Lager befand sich am Timeloberg bei Wendisch Evern..
context_page_description: Derek Knee was a British Army intelligence officer during World War II who was the interpreter and translator for Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, commander of the Anglo-Canadian 21st Army Group, at the German surrender at Lüneburg Heath in Germany on 3 May 1945.
context_section_description: Derek Knee (22 October 1922 – 18 March 2014) was a British Army intelligence officer during World War II who was the interpreter and translator for Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, commander of the Anglo-Canadian 21st Army Group, at the German surrender at Lüneburg Heath in Germany on 3 May 1945.
caption: Captain Derek Knee (third from left) at the arrival of the delegation for the German surrender at Lüneburg Heath, 3 May 1945
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