1945 ⟶ Slovak Republic Capitulates in Austria
The remaining members of President Jozef Tiso's pro-German S...
Year
1940
1945
🤝 Slovak Republic Signs Tripartite Pact
The Slovak Republic signs the Tripartite Pact.⟶
SlovakiaAxisTripartite PactPoliticsWorld War IIGermany
🇸🇰 Slovak Republic Capitulates in Austria
The remaining members of President Jozef Tiso's pro-German Slovak Republic capitulates to the American General Walton Walker's XX Corps in Kremsmünster, Austria.⟶
SlovakiaSurrenderAustriaEnd of WarMilitary OperationsEuropean TheaterWorld War IIEastern Front
🇷🇺 Bratislava Overrun by Soviets
Bratislava, the capital of the Slovak Republic, is overrun by advancing Soviet forces. The remaining members of President Jozef Tiso's pro-German government flee to Austria.⟶
Eastern FrontSoviet UnionBratislavaSlovakiaLiberationGovernment in ExileAxis Collapse1945Red Army
👮 Göring Surrenders; Last Shots Fired in Europe
Hermann Göring, for a while in the hands of the SS, surrenders to the Americans. Elements of Task Force Smythe, U.S. 80th ID in Austria, fire last American shots of the war in Europe when 80th Recon Platoon is strafed by two German planes and returns fire, causing one plane to leave trailing smoke.⟶
GermanyHermann GöringSurrenderAustriaEnd of WarMilitary OperationsEuropean TheaterWorld War II
🫡 German Troops in Courland Pocket Surrender
In accordance with Dönitz's orders, Colonel-General Carl Hilpert unconditionally surrenders his troops in the Courland Pocket.⟶
GermanySurrenderCourland PocketMilitary OperationsEastern FrontEnd of WarWorld War IIBaltic States
🇩🇪 Germany Surrenders Unconditionally in Berlin
Germany surrenders again unconditionally to the Soviet Union army but this time in a ceremony hosted by the Soviet Union. In accordance with orders from Dönitz, General Wilhelm Keitel signs for Germany.⟶
GermanySurrenderBerlinSoviet UnionEnd of WarWorld War IIEuropean TheaterMilitary HistoryEastern Front