the trump knows very little about much including history. i have encountered those who say the empire won the war, as they ignore the russian contribution. the empire pretty much won the pacific but without a doubt the russians were the effective force in europe. they lost 27 million and the eastern third of their country was burned to the ground. we didn't even lose a half million in the entire war; 

Just when you think that Donald Trump has made the stupidest comment on social media — one completely divorced from reality — he decides to plumb greater depths of imbecility by demonstrating a profound ignorance of history. His Truth Social posting on World War II (see above) is so ridiculously wrong that I had to double check the date of the post to make sure this was not a belated April Fool’s prank.

So let’s review the history. World War II in Europe ended on May 8, 1945, known as V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day), when Nazi Germany officially surrendered to the Allied forces.

The unconditional surrender was signed on May 7, 1945, in Reims, France, with these signatories:

• General Alfred Jodl (Chief of Staff of the German Armed Forces) signed for Germany.
• General Walter Bedell Smith (Chief of Staff for Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower) signed for the Western Allies.
• General Ivan Susloparov (Soviet liaison officer) signed for the USSR.
• Major General François Sevez (French representative) witnessed the signing.

• Terms: The document stipulated Germany’s unconditional surrender to the Allies, effective May 8 at 11:01 PM Central European Time.

Joseph Stalin protested, rightly so, arguing that Soviet forces did the vast majority of the fighting to defeat the Nazis and that the Soviet Union had earned the right to preside over a more formal signing in Berlin, which took place on May 8, 1945. Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel signed for Germany in the presence of Allied representatives, including Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov. Although the surrender went into effect at 2301 hours Central European time on May 8, that corresponded to 0001 hours, May 9, in Moscow. Thus, while the May 7 Reims surrender was the first, the Berlin signing on May 8 is celebrated in the West as the official end of the war in Europe, while Russia commemorates the event on May 9...............more.........