Politics
German Instrument of Surrender — end of the war in Europe
7 May 1945 – 8 May 1945 · Reims and Berlin-Karlshorst
Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Reims on 7 May 1945, effective at 23:01 Central European Time on 8 May. A second, definitive instrument was signed in Berlin-Karlshorst late on 8 May (already 9 May in Moscow). 8 May is commemorated as Victory in Europe Day; in the USSR and its successor states, 9 May.
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- [1]German Instrument of Surrender
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- [2]Victory in Europe Day
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