May 7 in American History
Nazi Germany signed its unconditional surrender, ending nearly six years of war in Europe. The next day — V-E Day — brought jubilant celebrations across America and the Allied world. Hitler was dead, the Third Reich was finished, and a continent could begin to count its dead and rebuild. The war in the Pacific still raged on.
In 1945: Germany surrenders, ending WWII in Europe. Nazi Germany signed its unconditional surrender, ending nearly six years of war in Europe.
Nazi Germany signed its unconditional surrender, ending nearly six years of war in Europe. The next day — V-E Day — brought jubilant celebrations across America and the Allied world. Hitler was dead, the Third Reich was finished, and a continent could begin to count its dead and rebuild. The war in the Pacific still raged on.
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