Sixty Five Years On: War Veterans, Politicians And Royalty Commemorate The End Of WWII In Europe -- The Daily Mail
Sixty-five years after Winston Churchill officially announced the end of hostilities with Germany, politicians, royalty, servicemen and veterans today gathered to commemorate VE Day.
A service was held in London to celebrate the achievements of the United Kingdom, Commonwealth countries and allies in the victory against Nazi Germany, and to pay tribute to the 580,406 allied forces and 67,073 UK civilians who died during the six-year conflict.
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Prince Charles leads VE Day service -- Times Online
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VE Day memories 65 years on: 'Electricity in the air' -- BBC
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Europe Marks 65 Years Since End Of World War II -- Radio Free Europe
Allied Troops to Join 10,500 Russian Soldiers in Victory Parade -- Moscow Times
Russia values Chinese president's attendance in V-day celebrations, says expert -- Xinhuanet
Efforts In WWII Honored On V-E Day -- Dallas Morning News
Surprising Guests in a Russian Parade: American Troops -- New York Times
My Comment: Years ago when my father was alive, I asked him on when did he learn that the war was over.
He answered that he was a few miles West of Berlin, and in three days of fighting the Soviet detachment of about 500 men that he was a part of had been whittled down to about 200. On the morning of VE Day .... when they were making breakfast .... a German sniper almost killed him when he went to get some water. A few hours later .... in a field .... he picked up a flier that proclaimed that the war was over. Later on in the day, he heard on the military radio that the war was over, but to be still cautious in the event that some may have not gotten the message .... or may still want to continue the fight.