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To: Berlin_Freeper

Was it Churchill's decision?

My mother thought it was Truman's and he picked May 8th because it was his birthday.

6 posted on 05/08/2015 11:45:02 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus

To: Verginius Rufus

It was actually based on negotiations with the Soviets and the Germans. IIRC a Soviet general lost his life because of the date chosen.

8 posted on 05/08/2015 11:47:42 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)

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