The Second World War ended in May 1945, but the last and fiercest battles in Berlin took place at the beginning of the month. The Red Army surrounded the city, and on May 2, the Berlin garrison surrendered. On May 8, the unconditional surrender of the Wehrmacht came into effect.
Millions of German soldiers were taken prisoner of war after the surrender. Many fell into the hands of the Soviet Union, the USA, Great Britain, and France. While the Western Allies ran comparatively humane camps, many prisoners in Soviet camps suffered from hunger, disease, and forced labor. It was not until the mid-1950s that, according to estimates, the last German prisoners of war returned from the Soviet Union.
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