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On This Day in History - May 9, 1945

May 9, 1945 #OTD World War II: The final Wehrmachtbericht (armed forces report) was broadcast in Flensburg, Germany by Reichssender Flensburg. Reporting that "the German Wehrmacht succumbed with honor to enormous superiority. Loyal to his oath, the German soldier's performance in a supreme effort for his people can never be forgotten. Up to the last moment the homeland had supported him with all its strength in an effort entailing the heaviest sacrifices. The unique performance of the front and homeland will find a final appraisal in the later, just judgment of history. The enemy, too, will not deny his tribute of respect to the performance and sacrifices of German soldiers on land, at sea and in the air. Every soldier, therefore, may lay aside his weapon proud and erect and set to work in these gravest hours of our history with courage and confidence to safeguard the undying life of our people." These last words formed the basis for the legend of the 'clean Wehrmacht'.