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On May 7, Dönitz authorized General Alfred Jodl, to sign the unconditional surrender of German forces in [[the West]] to the American and British forces in [[Reims]]. On May 9, shortly after midnight Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel signed the surrender document to the Russian forces.
 
On May 7, Dönitz authorized General Alfred Jodl, to sign the unconditional surrender of German forces in [[the West]] to the American and British forces in [[Reims]]. On May 9, shortly after midnight Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel signed the surrender document to the Russian forces.
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May 9 has been a national holiday in the [[Russian Federation]] since its formation 1991.
    
[[Category:World War II]]
 
[[Category:World War II]]
 
[[Category:European History]]
 
[[Category:European History]]
 
[[Category:Germany]]
 
[[Category:Germany]]
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