2h 41min, may 8, 1945 y - Victory in Europe Day

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After the suicide of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler during the Battle of Berlin, Germany's surrender is authorized by his successor, Reichspräsident Karl Dönitz. The act of military surrender is signed on May 7th at 02:41 on May 7th in SHAEF HQ at Reims, and a slightly modified document, considered the definitive German Instrument of Surrender, is signed on May 8th in Karlshorst, Berlin
Upon the defeat of Germany, celebrations erupt throughout the Western World, especially in the United Kingdom and North America

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