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Result of Surrender of Germany

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

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1945Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1945

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill8 May 1945

London · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Victory in Europe Day publicly marks the end of the European war.

Arthur Tedder9 May 1945

Berlin · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Berlin instrument confirms the final military surrender of Germany.

Names involved

Arthur TedderWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Provenance

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