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Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day or VE Day) was May 7 and May 8, 1945, the dates when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconconditional surrender of Nazi Germany and the end of German dictator Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. On April 30, Hitler committed suicide during the Battle for Berlin and so the surrender of Germany was authorized by his replacement, President of Germany Karl Dönitz. The administration headed up by Dönitz was known as the Flensburg government. Surrender documents were signed on May 7 in Reims, France, and May 8 in Berlin, Germany.