Ivan Susloparov | |
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| Born | 19 October 1897 Krutikhintsy, Vyatka Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 16 December 1974 (aged 77) Moscow, Soviet Union |
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| Allegiance |  Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Service | Imperial Russian Army Soviet Army |
| Years of service | 1917–1955 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Battles / wars | First World War Russian Civil War Second World War |
| Awards | Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner (3) Order of Suvorov Order of the Red Star Medal "For Courage" |
Ivan Alexeyevich Susloparov (Russian: Иван Алексеевич Суслопа́ров; the surname is often transcribed in the French manner, Sousloparov) (19 October 1897 – 16 December 1974) was a Soviet general who served in World War II as the Military Liaison Mission Commander with the French government and the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe in 1944–45. He is mostly known as the person who signed for the Soviet Union the German Instrument of Surrender on 7 May 1945. He signed before receiving authorization from Moscow to do so; the Soviet Union insisted on signing another Act of Military Surrender near Berlin two days later.