The first big step towards the definitive end of World War II was the surrender of the city of Berlin on May 2, 1945. After several weeks of heavy fighting, the German defenders finally threw in the towel.
At 01:00 in the morning, General Weidling, in charge at that time of the defense of the capital, requested the surrender of Marshal Chuikow. After several hours of negotiations, a meeting finally took place in a flat near Tempelhof airport, where the surrender was signed.
At 8:45 in the morning the surrender was communicated. The war had ended in the capital of the Reich. A tough post-war period began.
In the 1980s, a commemorative plaque was placed where the surrender was signed. The building is still preserved in its original appearance from before the war.
Visit the capitulation site of Berlin
The building where the surrender of the city took place is very close to the old Tempelhof airport. The best way to get there is to do it with the U6 metro line, reaching the Platz der Luftbrücke station.