A document representing the end of one of history’s most brutal regimes sold Wednesday night at RR Auction for $166,333, surpassing its pre-auction estimate of $100,000. Following Adolf Hitler’s ...

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On this day in history, May 8, 1945, President Harry Truman announced to the American people that Nazi Germany's forces had surrendered in World War II — and that "the flags of freedom fly all over ...

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LONDON — — April 16, 1945: The Soviet Red Army begins its final assault on Berlin, the capital of Nazi Germany. — April 28: Former Italian fascist premier Benito Mussolini is executed by Italian ...

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On the 7th of May 1945, the German General Alfred Jodl signed the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany at the Allied headquarters in Reims, France. It meant the ...

On May 8, 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced on radio that Nazi Germany’s forces had surrendered. "This is a solemn but glorious hour," said Truman. "General Eisenhower informs me that the ...

Alexander Gauland, who heads the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany faction in the Bundestag, has drawn sharp criticism from Jewish leaders and mainstream politicians. BERLIN (JTA) – The same ...

PROBABLY the two most fateful words used in the life of the present generation wore “unconditional surrender. ” They influenced the conduct and shaped the outcome of World War II. Hardly a person is ...