Germany
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...early years of the war Germany had great success...declared war on the United States. In 1942, the tide...forced labor. By early 1945, Germany was being...ruins. On Apr. 30, 1945, with the total collapse of Germany imminent, Hitler committed suicide. Postwar Germany Hitlers successor, Admiral...signed (May 7 8, 1945) an unconditional...assumed the functions of government in Germany. The agreements...