[Fiji Hill]

You leave out the fact that the Germans surrendered to the Allies at Rheims, France on May 7. The Germans on the Italian front surrendered even earlier.

By the way, although I personally use Wikipedia as a quick source of information, I would never cite it as a resource.

[woodpusher]

You leave out the fact that the Germans surrendered to the Allies at Rheims, France on May 7.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Berlin

Battle of Berlin

Result: Soviet victory

• Death of Adolf Hitler and other high-ranking Nazi officials
• Unconditional surrender of German garrison in Berlin on 2 May
• Capitulation of Germany on 8 May
• End of World War II in Europe

V-E day is celebrated on May 8th, when Germany capitulated to the Soviets.