On the eastern front, they were simply overrun by the Soviet troops. Hitler's defensive tactics moreover were totally unrealistic and only served to worsen the German Army's position. With Russia's capture of the capital Berlin and the ensuing death of Hitler, there was no point in fighting on for the Germans.
In the West the Allied forces proceeded much more cautiously but in numbers of equipment, air force and reserves they heavily outnumbered the German forces who were ever more unable to replace lost men and equipment. Their heavily motorized forces became moreover fatally short of petrol since Germany lost the Eastern European oil fields.
When the Germans in the West found that the Soviets threatened to overrun most of Germany behind their backs while they were fighting a losing war anyway, massive German surrenders to the Allies started because they were seen as the lesser of two evils anyway and it was also seen as a chance to keep at least a big part of Germany in the hands of 'civilized' victors.
On the eastern front, they were simply overrun by the Soviet troops. Hitler's defensive tactics moreover were totally unrealistic and only served to worsen the German Army's position. With Russia's capture of the capital Berlin and the ensuing death of Hitler, there was no point in fighting on for the Germans.
In the West the Allied forces proceeded much more cautiously but in numbers of equipment, air force and reserves they heavily outnumbered the German forces who were ever more unable to replace lost men and equipment. Their heavily motorized forces became moreover fatally short of petrol since Germany lost the Eastern European oil fields.
When the Germans in the West found that the Soviets threatened to overrun most of Germany behind their backs while they were fighting a losing war anyway, massive German surrenders to the Allies started because they were seen as the lesser of two evils anyway and it was also seen as a chance to keep at least a big part of Germany in the hands of 'civilized' victors.
Probably none. The Mongols invading Japan caused no surrender. D-Day caused no surrender. Okinawa nor Iwo Jima caused surrender. Gallopoli caused no surrender. The Normans landing in England caused no surrender.
The first instrument of Surrender was signed at Rheims, France, 7 May 1945 .
On the contrary, it was a Nazi victory. The British retreated.
because Hitler killed himself as he was losing to the allies
one week
The Germans signed the surrender on mars to french aliens
Probably none. The Mongols invading Japan caused no surrender. D-Day caused no surrender. Okinawa nor Iwo Jima caused surrender. Gallopoli caused no surrender. The Normans landing in England caused no surrender.
The Germans refused to surrender to the Soviets. The Soviets forced the Germans to surrender.
1940!
No, not the Germans. The Germans were already defeated (May 1945) when the US dropped the first Atomic Bomb on Japan in August 1945. The Japanese moral was affected by the two Atomic Bombs used against them. This caused them to surrender.
The unconditional surrender of the Germans
They burned the city down
The Japanese and the Germans had to surrender unconditionally. If they did not surrender then the Allied Forces would destroy Japan and Germany.
Stalingrad .
They didn't invade North America.
on may 7th, 1945
The Germans were getting beat. The Allies were pushing to hard and the Germans couldn't take it. Plus the Italians dictator had been Killed.