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2nd May 1945: Large German formations begin to surrender in arrangements made at local level - but the war goes on

May 02, 2025
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The 2nd May brought the news of Hitler’s death - but still the Nazis fought on.

The new German 'government', if it could be described as such, had limited communication with the remaining units of the German forces and an incomplete picture of the strategic situation. Grossadmiral Doenitz appears to have decided to keep fighting simply to enable more Ger…

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