Following the surrender of Italy and the taking of their capital, the Germans had no choice but to give into the Allies for their morale had been weakened, their supplies greatly shortened, and their strongholds. The final factor in determining their surrender was the suicide of their "great" leader, Adolf Hitler, the following day. On May 4, German forces in Holland, Denmark and northwest Germany surrendered to British Field Marshall Montgomery. His successor, Karl Donitz made the best decision for his country, to pull out of the war. Donitz pulled his troops out of the Netherlands on May 5th and ordered his troops to stop fighting. And on May 6, Donitz authorized General Alfred Jodl to sign the armistice with Eisenhower.
V-E Day:
V-E Day
Postdam Conference
Postdam Conference.
Atomic Bombs
Atomic Bombs.
Little Boy Fat Man
V-J Day
V-J Day.