 Hitler committed suicide on 30 April as Soviet troops neared his "Führerbunker" in Berlin, and Germany surrendered on 7 May 1945.The Normandy landings were the largest seaborne invasion in history, with nearly 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers.They hastened the end of the war in Europe, drawing large forces away from the Eastern Front that might otherwise have slowed the Soviet advance.