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Stone of Victory'Story of Victory - Much more better Watched than the British Crown-Jewels. 12.000 - German Marks Have to he paid per year by the German Tax payer for the Monument of Surrender in Lueneburger Heide (North-German Heath District) - The Most Important historical spot - after the opinion of the Englishmen - of post-war time is known to a few persons only in Germany. Far away of the great highways, but not far from the City of Lueneburg, there is a small hill in the midst of the heath which hill is called by the population the Timmer Loh Mountain'. Since 1945, However it bears the Name Victory Hill at least with the Victorious powers. - This small hill formerly only frequented by the sheep of the Heath suddenly became known far over Germany;s borders by the victory of the allied forces. On this hill Germany's further destiny was decided here on May 4th, 1945 when in the dawn of thsi day the Unconditional surrender of the German Forces was ratified. Fieldmarshal Montgomary received the document of Surrender out of the hands of the German Admiral Friedeburg. Then only a flagstaff o which the British flag was waving stands on the Timmerloher Mountain

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