Chronology of World War II

Saturday, May 5th


Germans Capitulate in the Netherlands


Germans Capitulate in the Netherlands
The remaining German military forces in the Netherlands capitulated to the Allies on May 5, 1945; German Gen Johannes Blaskowitz and Canadian Gen Charles Foulkes signed terms in the presence of Prince Bernhard, the prince consort of Queen Juliana and father of the current monarch Queen Beatrix