Victory '45: Victory In Europe (Part 8)

Photo: Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery signs the Instrument of Surrender of German forces in the north at Lüneburg Heath. Following Hitler’s suicide, his successor Admiral Karl Dönitz sought to surrender to the Western Allies while continuing resistance in the east. Eisenhower rejected this, resulting in a series of piecemeal surrenders. Image: IWM Collection, Public Domain.

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Victory '45: Victory In Europe (Part 8)

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Goalhanger

6 May, 2025

WW2 Pod We Have Ways

68 Mins

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Why is VE Day celebrated on May 8th? What did the end of the war look like for Field Marshal Montgomery and his men? What happened at the surrenders, when Supreme Commander Eisenhower refused to sign? Al and Jim discuss what the Nazis were doing to get a favourable surrender for Germany after 6 years of barbaric conflict, and how the Allies disagreed on how and when the end should come. Join James Holland & Al Murray as they uncover the pivotal but often overlooked final moments of WW2 in Europe.

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