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Victory in Europe - Coggle Diagram

- - - - On May 7, 1945, General Eisenhower accepted the unconditional surrender of the Third Reich from the German military.
        
        On May 9, the surrender was officially signed in Berlin.
        
        The United States and other Allied powers celebrated V-E Day—Victory in Europe Day.
        
        The United States and other Allied powers celebrated V-E Day—Victory in Europe Day.
- - - - Hitler now faced a war on two fronts. In a desperate gamble, he decided to counterattack in the west
        
        Hitler hoped a victory would split American and British forces and break up Allied supply lines
        
        “This battle is to decide whether we shall live or die. . . . All resistance must be broken in a wave of terror.”