May 8, 1945 - Victory in Europe

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May 8, 1945 - Victory in Europe

Postby WebbPA » Fri May 07, 2010 9:15 pm

Victory in Europe Day

[quote]Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day or VE Day) was on May 8, 1945, the date when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. On 30 April Hitler committed suicide during the Battle of Berlin, and so the surrender of Germany was authorized by his replacement, President of Germany Karl D
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Re: May 8, 1945 - Victory in Europe

Postby H » Sat May 08, 2010 2:34 pm

[color=#003300]Did the Allies in attendance yell, "Yeah, we've D
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Re: May 8, 1945 - Victory in Europe

Postby olderndirt » Fri May 14, 2010 8:59 pm

In the town where I lived, they built a huge bonfire and placed this effigy figure with a moustache on top - figured he must be a bad guy.
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