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World War II: The German surrender at Lüneburg Heath is signed, coming into effect the following day. It encompasses all Wehrmacht units in the Netherlands, Denmark and northwest Germany.
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German surrender at Lüneburg Heath
Surrender of German armed forces in Belgium, Denmark, and northwest Germany on 4 May 1945
On 4 May 1945, at 18:30 British Double Summer Time, at Lüneburg Heath, south of Hamburg, British Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery accepted the unconditional surrender of the German forces in the Netherlands, northwest Germany including all islands, in Denmark and all naval…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Wehrmacht
Unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945
The Wehrmacht, were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer (army), the Kriegsmarine (navy) and the Luftwaffe. The designation "Wehrmacht" replaced the previously used term Reichswehr and was the manifestation of the Nazi regime's…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)