User:Hawkeye7/War/Selected anniversaries/May 7

May 7

 * 1864 - American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards.
 * 1915 - World War I: a German U-boat sinks the RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 people.
 * 1920 - Polish–Bolshevik War: Polish–Ukrainian troops capture Kiev during the Kiev Offensive.
 * 1937 - Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrive in Spain to assist Franco's forces.
 * 1945 - World War II: General Alfred Jodl signs unconditional surrender terms at Reims, France, ending Germany's participation in the war. The document will take effect the next day.