Nazi Germany Collapses: All Forces Surrender
Nazi Germany signs unconditional surrender documents in Reims, ending six years of total war across Europe. Allied forces immediately begin demobilizing millions of soldiers while occupied territories start the arduous task of rebuilding shattered cities and governments. This moment finally halts the Holocaust's industrial machinery and ushers in a new global order defined by the United Nations.
May 7, 1945
81 years ago
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