79 years ago today, Nazi Germany signed the unconditional surrender document, officially ending WW2 in Europe.



79 years ago today, Nazi Germany signed the unconditional surrender document, officially ending WW2 in Europe.

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10 comments
  1. And it took only 46 years until their former allies ended the occupation of half the continent.

  2. Just in theory, if, instead, western allies agreed to German proposals to unite and fight together against Russia, what were realistic chances of that succeeding?

  3. The man signing there is Wilhelm Keitel, head of the *Oberkommando der Wehrmacht* and a war criminal, for which he was executed in October 1946.

  4. I feel it was a bit improper to execute the general that signed the unconditional surrender. It just sits wrong with me.

  5. Kinda fascinating how the current Russian conduct has given wind to the sails of “we fought the wrong enemy in WW2” people.

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