1945
German Troops in Italy Surrender to the Allies
Berlin Surrenders to Russia’s Zhukov
On this day in 1945, approximately 1 million German soldiers lay down
their arms as the terms of the German unconditional surrender, signed at
Caserta on April 29, come into effect.
Many Germans surrendered to Japanese soldiers—Japanese Americans. Among the American tank crews that entered the northern Italian town of Biella was an all-Nisei (second-generation) infantry battalion, composed of Japanese Americans from Hawaii.
Early that same day, Russian Marshal Georgi K. Zhukov accepted the surrender of the German capital. The Red Army took 134,000 German soldiers prisoner.
Many Germans surrendered to Japanese soldiers—Japanese Americans. Among the American tank crews that entered the northern Italian town of Biella was an all-Nisei (second-generation) infantry battalion, composed of Japanese Americans from Hawaii.
Early that same day, Russian Marshal Georgi K. Zhukov accepted the surrender of the German capital. The Red Army took 134,000 German soldiers prisoner.
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