8 mai 1945 : la capitulation de l'Allemagne à Reims

Written by Qualified Language Expert Laura K Lawless Author of 8 language books, Grad work in translation & linguistics

In: Reading B2, Politics, History & Economics, Celebrations & Important Dates, Listening or Seeing B2

Discussion of this reading exercise: 17

On the 8th of May 1945, Germany surrendered to Allied forces. Find out more in this video with archive footage. 
After watching the video, scroll down to the transcript and click any word for the English translation and links to related grammar lessons.

Note: The tenses in this French article and its English translation don't match! In French, we use the present tense to describe historical stories like this to evoke a sense of immediacy, whereas in English, we commonly use the past tense - learn more about historical French tenses.