Wer hat die bedingungslose Kapitulation unterschrieben?
Mai 1945 um 02.41 Uhr die Unterzeichnung der bedingungslosen Kapitulation der deutschen Truppen. Im Auftrag des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht unterzeichnete auf deutscher Seite Generaloberst Alfred Jodl, Chef des Wehrmachtführungsstabes.
Was unterscheidet einen Waffenstillstand von einer Kapitulation?
Im Gegensatz zum Waffenstillstand wird die siegreiche Partei den Gegner meist entwaffnen, um Angriffen im Falle eines Gesinnungswandels vorzubeugen. Auch ist ein Waffenstillstand jederzeit einseitig kündbar (Art. 36 HLKO), eine Kapitulation hingegen ist unkündbar.
Wer unterzeichnete im Namen des deutschen Oberkommandos die Gesamtkapitulation aller Streitkräfte?
Am frühen Morgen des 7. Mai 1945 unterzeichnete Jodl im Namen des deutschen Oberkommandos die Gesamtkapitulation aller Streitkräfte im Alliierten Hauptquartier in Reims.
Where was the Norwegian Campaign fought in World War 2?
Norwegian Campaign. The Norwegian Campaign (9 April to 10 June 1940) was fought in Norway between Norway, the Allies and Germany in World War II after the latter’s invasion of the country.
Who was the king of Norway during World War 2?
By that time the German offensive in France had progressed to such an extent that the British could no longer afford any commitment in Norway, and the 25,000 Allied troops were evacuated from Narvik 10 days after their victory. The Norwegian king Haakon VII and his government left Norway for Britain at the same time.
Who was the Norwegian Minister in World War 2?
On 14 December 1939, Raeder introduced Adolf Hitler to Vidkun Quisling, a pro-Nazi former defence minister of Norway. Quisling proposed a pan-Germanic cooperation between Nazi Germany and Norway. In a second meeting four days later on 18 December 1939, Quisling and Hitler discussed the threat of an Allied invasion of Norway.
How did the Second World War end in Norway?
In Norway, the second world war ended in a way which few had expected or even dared to anticipate. The German forces, led by General Franz Böhme, surrendered their weapons on midnight, 8 May 1945 after orders from the German High Command, and afterwards conducted themselves in an exemplary manner.