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Line 5: − The Flensburg Government headed by Dönitz was not recognized by the [[Allied Powers]] and he was arrested by British forces[http://www.br-online.de/wissen-bildung/thema/kriegsenden/09-kapitulation.xml].+
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On May 7, Dönitz authorized General Alfred Jodl, to sign the unconditional surrender of German forces to the [[Allies]] in Rheims. On May 8, Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel repeated the signing in [[Berlin]].
On May 7, Dönitz authorized General Alfred Jodl, to sign the unconditional surrender of German forces to the [[Allies]] in Rheims. On May 8, Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel repeated the signing in [[Berlin]].
Despite the acceptance of the documents of surrender authorized Dönitz, the Flensburg Government was not recognized by the [[Allied Powers]]; its members, including Dönitz, were arrested by British forces [http://www.br-online.de/wissen-bildung/thema/kriegsenden/09-kapitulation.xml].
==Trial==
==Trial==