Germany first capitulated in Reims, France on May 7, 1945 and then a day later in Berlin -- or was it actually May 9? Russia in any case does celebrate the end of the Second World War on May 9, while the West insists on doing it on May 8.
The only thing that everyone does agree on is where the war ended: in the officer's mess in Karlshorst, a suburb of eastern Berlin. The Russian hosts couldn't find a central location for the signing of the treaty in 1945 due to the massive destruction caused by the war bombs and the recently-concluded battles and the building in Karlshorst was one the few that was still left intact. Thus, this is where the German delegation signed the capitulation treaty.
The only question is -- when?
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