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On Sat. 05 may 1945 German General Blaskowitz surrendered all German f.....

1945-05-05

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German General Blaskowitz surrendered all German forces in the Netherlands at the Hotel de Wereld in Wageningen to Canadian General Charles Foulkes. In Denmark, the German occupation forces surrendered. In Italy, German Armeegruppe C surrendered.

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