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Result of Surrender of Germany

Germany · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1945Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1945

Krosigk7 May 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Krosigk publicly confirms Germany's capitulation to the Allied powers.

Wilhelm Keitel9 May 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Germany accepts the formal military surrender ending the European war.

Wilhelm Keitel9 May 1945

Berlin · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Berlin surrender instrument confirms and ratifies Germany's unconditional capitulation.

Names involved

KrosigkWilhelm Keitel

Provenance

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