Events with tag - Berlin

May 2, 1945

Battle of Berlin

The Battle of Berlin was a key event in the final stage of World War II, which took place on May 2, 1945. The military operation conducted by the Red Army, supported by Polish military units, led to the capitulation of the capital of the Third Reich and symbolically ended Nazi rule in Europe.

May 8, 1945

German Surrender and the End of World War II

On May 8, 1945, in Berlin-Karlshorst, the Act of Unconditional Surrender of Nazi Germany was signed, officially ending World War II in Europe. The document was signed by representatives of the German Wehrmacht High Command in the presence of representatives from the main Allied powers: USSR, USA, Great Britain, and France. A day earlier, on May 7, a preliminary surrender was signed in Reims.