Field Marshall Wilhelm Keitel signing the German surrender in Berlin (National Archives) Seventy years ago today, Germany’s surrender to the Allies took effect, marking the formal end of World War II in Europe. Or did it? Americans, Brits, and the French mark the date of the Allied Victory in Europe (V-E Day) on May 8; Russians celebrate the occasion on May 9. It’s not just a time-zone difference, but a tale of two cities, two documents, a few missing sentences, and about 75 minutes. Rumors of a German surrender had begun to circulate in late April 1945, when the Associated …read more
Source: The Atlantic
