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  2. Timeline of the surrender of Axis forces at the end of World ...

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    The German surrender at Akershus Fortress (Norway) on 11 May 1945. This is a timeline showing surrenders of the various fighting groups of the Axis forces that also marked ending time of World War II:

  3. End of World War II in Europe - Wikipedia

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    [28] [29] [30] While largely overlooked in metropolitan France, the impact on the Algerian Muslim population was traumatic, [31] becoming a precursor to the Algerian War nine years later. [32] German units cease fire: Although the military commanders of most German forces obeyed the order to surrender issued by the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ...

  4. Timeline of World War II (1945–1991) - Wikipedia

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    : This date marks the last fighting for American troops in Europe. [citation needed] The front page of The Montreal Daily Star announcing the German surrender, May 7, 1945 7: Germany surrenders unconditionally to the Allies at the Western Allied Headquarters in Rheims, France at 2:41 a.m.

  5. German Instrument of Surrender - Wikipedia

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    The German Instrument of Surrender [a] was a legal document effecting the unconditional surrender of the remaining German armed forces to the Allies, ending World War II in Europe. It was signed at 22:43 CET on 8 May 1945 [ b ] [ citation needed ] and took effect at 23:01 CET on the same day.

  6. Victory in Europe Day - Wikipedia

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    Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945; it marked the official end of World War II in Europe in the Eastern Front, with the last known shots fired on 11 May.

  7. Western Allied invasion of Germany - Wikipedia

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    The Western Allied invasion of Germany was coordinated by the Western Allies during the final months of hostilities in the European theatre of World War II.In preparation for the Allied invasion of Germany east of the Rhine, a series of offensive operations were designed to seize and capture its east and west banks: Operation Veritable and Operation Grenade in February 1945, and Operation ...

  8. Zero hour (1945) - Wikipedia

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    Zero hour (German: Stunde Null, pronounced [ˈʃtʊndə nʊl]) is a term referring to the capitulation at midnight on 8 May 1945 and the immediately following weeks in Germany. [1] It marked the end of World War II in Europe and the start of a new, non-Nazi Germany. [2] It was partly an attempt by Germany to dissociate itself from the Nazis. [2]

  9. Berlin Declaration (1945) - Wikipedia

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    The Berlin Declaration (German: Berliner Erklärung/Deklaration) of 5 June 1945 or the Declaration regarding the defeat of Germany, [n 1] had the governments of the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and France, acting on behalf of the Allies of World War II, jointly assume de jure "supreme authority" over Germany after its military defeat and asserted the legitimacy of their ...