GERMANY SURRENDERS: One million Nazi troops lay down arms to the British in May 1945 

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GERMANY SURRENDERS: One million Nazi troops lay down arms to the British as Field Marshal Montgomery hails our big moment – how the last days of WWII in Europe were reported in May 1945

  • To mark VE Day this coming Friday, the Daily Mail has compiled a series of reports it published at the time, documenting Germany’s surrender 
  • Victory in Europe Day commemorates the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender, on Tuesday, May 8, 1945
  • Report tells how German forces in northwest Europe surrender to Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery on Lüneburg Heath, May 4, 1945 

By Daily Mail Reporter

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