Question 179 of 300 · General section
How did the Second World War officially end in Europe?
Correct answer
by the unconditional surrender of Germany
All answer options
- 1with the death of Adolf Hitler
- 2by the unconditional surrender of GermanyCorrect
- 3with the withdrawal of the Germans from the occupied territories
- 4through a revolution in Germany
Why is this answer correct?
The war in Europe ended officially with the unconditional surrender of the Wehrmacht, signed on 7 May in Reims and on 8 May 1945 in Berlin-Karlshorst. Hitler's suicide on 30 April had not yet ended the war.
Facts about this question
- Question number
- 179 of 460
- Section
- General section (questions 1–300)
- Success rate
- 85% answer it correctly
- Source
- Official BAMF question catalogue
This question is reproduced unchanged from the official question catalogue of the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). The real Einbürgerungstest draws 33 questions from this set; 17 correct answers are needed to pass.
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