World War II History for May 7
Audio: 1942-05-07 – Gen Wainwright Broadcasts Surrender Of Corregidor
May 07, 1940 – May 10, 1940 – British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigns in disgrace. He will be replaced by Winston Churchill on 05.10.
May 07, 1940 – Pacific fleet ordered to Pearl Harbor as a warning to Japan
May 07, 1942 – Japanese carriers attack US oilier Neosho and destroyer Sims thinking they are a carrier and cruiser.
May 07, 1942 – US carriers attack escort carrier Shoho thinking it was the main force.
May 07, 1942 – Australian cruiser force sent ahead to block Japanese invasion fleet.
May 07, 1942 – Both sides decide against a night battle and prepare for dawn air attacks.
May 07, 1945 – Germany surrenders unconditionally to General Eisenhower at Rheims, France, and to the Soviets in Berlin. President Truman pronounces the following day, May 8, V-E Day. The U.S., Russia, England, and France agree to split occupied Germany into eastern and western halves.
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