May 8, or Surrender of Germany and Red Cross and Red Crescent
Zodiac Sign Taurus
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Taurus, May 8. People born on on this day do not hesitate in expressing their thoughts and judging. They are frank, decisive, always arguing defend their point of view, and they know the word as skillfully as they do the pen.
They gladly honor traditions and generally accepted norms, sometimes they even risk taking on the revival of the forgotten.
Courageous in action, they easily master the latest technologies and follow cutting-edge ideas, though not without regard to tradition.
Born 8 may very closely related to the world around them. They are deeply concerned about environmental problems, the solution of which often becomes the main business of life.
It is worth saying that love for everything that surrounds them does not at all imply a special attachment to the place of their birth. Coming from tiny settlements, they tend to roam around the world.
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Taurus men born on May 8:
- can boast the following features:
- honesty,
- practicality,
- artistry.
- Taurus are not idealistic, preferring to analyze and choose a woman who is comfortable for themselves for life.
- They prefer an equal relationship, and once married, they rarely get divorced.
Taurus women born on May 8:
- are distinguished by special features:
- dependence,
- tenderness,
- and also realism.
- Taurus is one of the most beautiful women in the zodiacal constellation, characterized by powerful sexual energy and a desire to be the center of attention.
- Often they become the soul of the company, while not claiming to be unconditional leadership.
Main event
The final Act on the unconditional surrender of Germany was signed, and on May 9 it was declared a Victory Day
May 8, 1945
May 8, 1945
May 8, 1945 in the suburb of Berlin Karlshorst at 22 hours 43 minutes for Central European time was signed the final act of unconditional surrender of fascist Germany and its armed forces. But historically the Berlin instrument of surrender was not the first.
When Soviet troops surrounded Berlin, the military leadership of the Third Reich faced the question of preserving the remnants of Germany. This was possible only by avoiding unconditional surrender. Then it was decided to capitulate only to Anglo-American troops, but to continue fighting against the Red Army.
The Germans sent representatives to the allies for official confirmation of surrender. On the night of May 7 in the French city of Reims was signed an act of surrender of Germany, according to which from 23 hours on May 8, fighting ceased on all fronts. The protocol stipulated that it was not a comprehensive treaty on the surrender of Germany and its armed forces.
However, the Soviet Union demanded unconditional surrender as the only condition for the end of the war. Stalin considered the signing of the act in Rheims only a preliminary protocol and was dissatisfied that the act of surrendering Germany was signed in France, and not in the capital of the aggressor state. Moreover, the fighting on the Soviet-German front was still going on.
At the insistence of the leadership of the USSR, the representatives of the Allies reassembled already in Berlin and, together with the Soviet side, on May 8, 1945, signed yet another Act on the surrender of Germany. The parties agreed that the first act will be called preliminary, and the second - the final one.
The final act on the unconditional surrender of Germany and its armed forces on behalf of the German Wehrmacht was signed by General-Field Marshal V. Keitel, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Admiral Von Friedeburg, Colonel-General G. Stumpf. The USSR was represented by the Deputy Supreme Commander-in-Chief, Marshal of the Soviet Union G. Zhukov, and Allied Chief Marshal of the British Air Force A. Tedder. As witnesses were present the General of the US Army Spaats and the Commander-in-Chief of the French Army, General Tassigny.
The ceremonial signing of the act took place under the chairmanship of Marshal Zhukov, and the signing ceremony took place in the building of the Military Engineering School, where a special hall decorated with the national flags of the USSR, the USA, Britain and France was prepared. Representatives of the Allied Powers were at the main table. The hall was attended by Soviet generals, whose troops took Berlin, as well as journalists from many countries.
After the unconditional surrender of Germany, the Wehrmacht government was dissolved, and German troops on the Soviet-German front began to lay down their arms. In total, from May 9 to May 17, the Red Army captured on the basis of the act of surrender about 1.5 million soldiers and enemy officers and 101 generals. Thus ended the Great Patriotic War.
In the USSR, Germany's surrender was announced on the night of May 9, 1945, and on Stalin's order that day a grand salute of thousands of guns was given in Moscow. Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on May 9 was declared a Victory Day.
Today is the Day of the Red Cross and Red Crescent - the most humane organization on the battlefield.
It was established on May 8 in honor of the Swiss humanist Henri Dunant, who was born on this day in 1828. In the middle of the last century, on the initiative of Dunant, volunteer groups began to be created for the first time, who helped the wounded on the battlefield. In 1863, on his initiative, a conference was convened, which marked the beginning of the International Red Cross Society.
During the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878, the Ottoman Empire refused to use the cross as an emblem. The Red Cross caused the Turks negative associations with the Crusaders. The Ottoman Empire declared its intention to use the red crescent instead of the red cross as a protective emblem, but said that would respect the red cross used by the enemy. Other countries, where most of the population practiced Islam, followed the Ottoman Empire.
The 1929 Geneva Convention recognized the red crescent as the second protective emblem. And at the 25th International Conference of the Red Cross, held in October 1986, a new name for the organization was approved - the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRC).
Today, the Red Cross operates in 176 countries. His task is to assist the wounded, sick and prisoners of war during armed conflicts, to help the victims of natural disasters ...
By the way, the Red Cross is the officially registered logo of the organization, therefore the use of this symbol by other organizations is prohibited by international law. The exception is ambulance cars and stations, subject to compliance with national law, and that assistance will be provided solely on a grant basis.
1429 - A French army led by Jeanne d'Arc lifted the English siege from Orleans, the second most important city of France at that time. The French, inspired by the example of Jeanne, who was clothed in armor, began to attack the English around the city on May 4 and within a few days knocked them out of fortifications. In the battle, Jeanne was wounded, but despite this she fought until complete victory. The liberation of Orleans was a turning point in the Hundred Years War, and Joan of Arc was honored by the French as a national heroine.
1541 - Spanish traveler Hernando de Soto discovered the great Mississippi River, deeply revered as the way of life for all the hippies of the world.
1847 - a rubber wheel camera was patented. It was called the "Air Wheel", and the invention itself belongs to the Scot - Robert Thomson.
1902 - Andre Lvov, French microbiologist, who decoded the genetic code was born; got what he deserved the Nobel Prize.
1903 - Fernandel was born, French actor, famous comedian.
1906 - Roberto Rossellini was born, Italian film director, one of the most significant people in the cinematographic movement of Italian neorealism, and the father of famous model and actress Isabella Rossellini.
1914 - Paramount Pictures is founded.
1921 - Russian emigrants opened cockroach runs in Constantinople.
1950 - The image of the 15th-year-old Briggitte Bardot adorned the cover of a new issue of the French magazine for women, ''Elle''. She caught the attention of budding filmmaker Roger Vadim, who soon shot her in his first film. In 1952, they were married, and after Vadim's movie “And God Made a Woman” (1956), Bardot became the star of the French screen.
1962 - The last trolley buses stopped working in the capital of Great Britain.
1967 - Captains "Queen Mary" and "Queen Elizabeth" received orders for the decommissioning of ships (the most popular and grand floating structures in the history of the passenger fleet).
1970 - “Let It Be” disk, of the ''Beatles'' group, was released.
1975 - born Enrique Iglesias, Spanish singer.
1976 - the ABBA group for the third time rose to the first place of the British charts with the song ''Fernando'', which held for a month.
1984 - The USSR National Olympic Committee decided to boycott the summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The decision was justified by threats of violence against Soviet athletes, although in fact it was a purely political decision in response to the 1980 boycott of the Olympics in Moscow.
1999 - The American charts for five weeks headed the famous Ricky Martin with the song "Livin’ La Vida Loca.
2003 - the solemn opening ceremony of the monument to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker took place in Bari (Italy). The monument, made by Zurab Tsereteli, is installed opposite the Church of St. Nicholas, where the remains of the saint are buried.
2004 - German police arrested 17-year-old German hacker Sven Jaschan, creator of the Sasser computer virus. He was calculated and detained by informers. For his capture, Microsoft announced a financial reward of $ 250 thousand dollars.
Holidays
Day of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
Today is the Day of the Red Cross and Red Crescent - the most humane organization on the battlefield.
It was established on May 8 in honor of the Swiss humanist Henri Dunant, who was born on this day in 1828. In the middle of the last century, on the initiative of Dunant, volunteer groups began to be created for the first time, who helped the wounded on the battlefield. In 1863, on his initiative, a conference was convened, which marked the beginning of the International Red Cross Society.
During the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878, the Ottoman Empire refused to use the cross as an emblem. The Red Cross caused the Turks negative associations with the Crusaders. The Ottoman Empire declared its intention to use the red crescent instead of the red cross as a protective emblem, but said that would respect the red cross used by the enemy. Other countries, where most of the population practiced Islam, followed the Ottoman Empire.
The 1929 Geneva Convention recognized the red crescent as the second protective emblem. And at the 25th International Conference of the Red Cross, held in October 1986, a new name for the organization was approved - the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRC).
Today, the Red Cross operates in 176 countries. His task is to assist the wounded, sick and prisoners of war during armed conflicts, to help the victims of natural disasters ...
By the way, the Red Cross is the officially registered logo of the organization, therefore the use of this symbol by other organizations is prohibited by international law. The exception is ambulance cars and stations, subject to compliance with national law, and that assistance will be provided solely on a grant basis.
Also on May 8...
1541 - Spanish traveler Hernando de Soto discovered the great Mississippi River, deeply revered as the way of life for all the hippies of the world.
1847 - a rubber wheel camera was patented. It was called the "Air Wheel", and the invention itself belongs to the Scot - Robert Thomson.
1902 - Andre Lvov, French microbiologist, who decoded the genetic code was born; got what he deserved the Nobel Prize.
1903 - Fernandel was born, French actor, famous comedian.
1906 - Roberto Rossellini was born, Italian film director, one of the most significant people in the cinematographic movement of Italian neorealism, and the father of famous model and actress Isabella Rossellini.
1914 - Paramount Pictures is founded.
1921 - Russian emigrants opened cockroach runs in Constantinople.
1950 - The image of the 15th-year-old Briggitte Bardot adorned the cover of a new issue of the French magazine for women, ''Elle''. She caught the attention of budding filmmaker Roger Vadim, who soon shot her in his first film. In 1952, they were married, and after Vadim's movie “And God Made a Woman” (1956), Bardot became the star of the French screen.
1962 - The last trolley buses stopped working in the capital of Great Britain.
1967 - Captains "Queen Mary" and "Queen Elizabeth" received orders for the decommissioning of ships (the most popular and grand floating structures in the history of the passenger fleet).
1970 - “Let It Be” disk, of the ''Beatles'' group, was released.
1975 - born Enrique Iglesias, Spanish singer.
1976 - the ABBA group for the third time rose to the first place of the British charts with the song ''Fernando'', which held for a month.
1984 - The USSR National Olympic Committee decided to boycott the summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The decision was justified by threats of violence against Soviet athletes, although in fact it was a purely political decision in response to the 1980 boycott of the Olympics in Moscow.
1999 - The American charts for five weeks headed the famous Ricky Martin with the song "Livin’ La Vida Loca.
2003 - the solemn opening ceremony of the monument to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker took place in Bari (Italy). The monument, made by Zurab Tsereteli, is installed opposite the Church of St. Nicholas, where the remains of the saint are buried.
2004 - German police arrested 17-year-old German hacker Sven Jaschan, creator of the Sasser computer virus. He was calculated and detained by informers. For his capture, Microsoft announced a financial reward of $ 250 thousand dollars.
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