Summary: The Last Days Of World War II

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Period 7 Sadman Samin Military History The Last Days of World War II - Volume 12[6 - 12 May] In the last days of World War II, the war in Europe was finally coming to a stop. In May 7th, 1945 the unconditional surrender documents were signed by Generals of the Allied and Axis forces. On May 8th after President Truman publicly announced the victory of the Allies, wild celebrations erupted all across the world. But in Germany, celebrations were scarce as people were trying to recover from the devastating war. Many Germans lost their families and houses and had very little food to survive. Supporters of the Nazi party were dumbfounded at the loss of the war. On May 10th, the United States began the process of bringing soldiers home. Unfortunately,…show more content…
This was rejected by the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces general Eisenhower who said that Germany must unconditionally surrender to all allied forces within 48 hours or surrender will not be accepted at all. So Donitz was forced to surrender to the Soviets as well. The Soviets however were not satisfied by this and demanded a second surrender. So on May 8th the second surrender documents were signed and the Germans were properly humiliated which satisfied the Soviets. The European World War II lasted for 5 years 8 months and 6 days. In Japan the fighting continued in Shuri, Okinawa where thousands of soldiers from the war in Europe were redeployed. In the battle, the US discovered that weapons like flamethrowers were more effective against Japan than grenades. A lot of soldiers liked to use the M1 Garand rifle as their weapon in the battle for its long range and very low…show more content…
It also showed me how expensive and devastating war can be and the brutality soldiers have to face. This show did not help me decide on a career. I learned that Type 21 sub-marines were the most powerful in World War II and there was a mini version of it called the Type 23. And if these sea dominators were invented earlier, the tides of the battle might have turns. This show was very informative about what happened in the final day of World War II. It went through about everything that happened from May 6th – 12th in WWII. It explained the signing of the surrender documents, the after effects of the war, the celebrations around the world, and the fierce battle in Japan. It gave detailed information about the weapons, tactics, and warfare strategies used by both the United States and Japanese forces. It also informed about many of the high-ranked officials involved in World War II. This is why I believe this program was informative about the history of World War
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