POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
BERLIN AIRLIFT
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -On May 7, 1945, Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allies in Reims, France, ending World War II and the Third Reich.
Detailed explanation-2: -The unconditional surrender of the German Third Reich was signed in the early morning hours of Monday, May 7, 1945, at Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) at Reims in northeastern France.
Detailed explanation-3: -At first, General Jodl hoped to limit the terms of German surrender to only those forces still fighting the Western Allies. But General Dwight Eisenhower demanded complete surrender of all German forces, those fighting in the East as well as in the West.
Detailed explanation-4: -In total, the number of German soldiers who surrendered to the Western Allies in northwest Europe between D-Day and April 30, 1945, was over 2, 800, 000 (1, 300, 000 surrendered up to March 31, 1945, and over 1, 500, 000 surrendered in the month of April).
Detailed explanation-5: -Japan surrenders, bringing an end to WWII.