World War II: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_surrender_at_Lüneburg_Heath" id="mw1g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="German surrender at Lüneburg Heath">German surrender at Lüneburg Heath</a> is signed, coming into effect the following day. It encompasses all <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wehrmacht" id="mw1w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Wehrmacht">Wehrmacht</a> units in the Netherlands, Denmark and northwest Germany.