Russia holds Eastern Europe

4th May 1945: As the formal surrender of Germany's forces begins, Churchill worries about 'a tide of Russian domination'

Field Marshal Montgomery adds his signature to the document of surrender signed by the German delegation from the Germans armies of the North at 21st Army Group HQ at Luneburg Heath, 4th May 1945. Hitler’s successor, Admiral Karl Doenitz, attempted to secure a surrender in the west while continuing to fight the war in the east. Eisenhower refused, the …