Note: This is a parody of how the Germany Surrendering would have been talked about online if the Internet were available back then.
We made it! After four years of constant fighting we have reached the moment that we all have been waiting for… GERMANY HAS SURRENDERED!!
On May 7th, 1945, German General Alfred Jodl who is the big dawg over on the German High command signed a document declaring the surrendering of all German Military forces. This shouldn’t come as a shock to too many, unless of course you are German, because our guys have been fighting their asses off (literally) in order to get to this point. This signing took place in Northwestern France at the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Force. The spot where this was signed sounds pretty legit. Germany also said the tweet below giving us a little update.
The end was sort of obvious as the U.S. forces had made their presence known all across Europe and put Germany under allied control. Don’t get me wrong, there Germans didn’t go down easily. They still had some control on other parts of Europe and the east. Specifically, Netherlands, Denmark, much of Norway, as well as western and central Czechoslovakia. Our boys (are they tho?) in red on the eastern side are still fighting with some German forces the next day because it took time for news to travel.
Initially, it was offered that Germany would stop fighting allies on the wester front but General Eisenhower threatened to stop negotiations completely unless Germany declared to surrender all military forces and stop fighting on all fronts. Eisenhower was looking out for the Russians when he made this request, and this was definitely the right move. Word travelled quickly and Jodl sent a radio signal to General Karl Donitz informing him of Eisenhower’s request. Then, soon after receiving the message, Donitz sent a signal back to Jodl confirming the COMPLETE AND TOTAL SURRENDER OF ALL GERMAN FORCES.
The treaty was signed by General Walter Bedell Smith, Eisenhower’s chief of staff, along with two other generals from the allied forces. The Russians needed their own special moment also so they had another signing over at the Kremlin on May 8th and this day became know as Victory in Europe Day (V-E).
Now that this has been signed we can sleep a little better at night knowing that the Germans have to settle down a little bit and we don’t need to worry about constant attacks. There is still a risk present because you can never be too sure. Our focus is now shifted to Japan as the main guy who needs to be taken down but I am not too worried about it. I’ve got a good feeling about it for some reason. None the less, this is a big step for the U.S. and worth celebrating. Hope everyone is safe tonight and Hope everyone has fun celebrating the fall of the Nazi’s!
Source:
Snyder, Tanya. “Nazi Germany Surrenders, May 7, 1945.” POLITICO, 7 May 2018, https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/07/nazi-germany-surrenders-may-7-1945-568948.
