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German surrender and VE Day (1945)

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7–9 May 1945 — Germany surrenders at Reims and Berlin. With VE Day, the war in Europe comes to an end.

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Type
Turning point
Chapter
End of WW2 in Europe (chapter 13 of WW2)
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The War Room — WW2, 1936–1945
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Map showing German surrender and VE Day (1945), turning point in The War Room — WW2, 1936–1945
TURNING POINT · THE WAR ROOM — WW2, 1936–1945

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