Six years after it started, World War II ended in 1945 with Nazi Germany surrendering in May and its leaders going on trial ...
Six years after it started, World War II ended in 1945 with Nazi Germany surrendering in May and its leaders going on trial for war crimes in November.
World War II begins. May: As Germany marches into Belgium ... May 7: General Dwight Eisenhower accepts Germany's unconditional surrender at Reims, France. Germany likewise surrenders to Russia ...