Truman designated May 8 as VE Day and the western allies followed suit, according to the museum. However, the Soviet Union recognizes its Victory Day on May 9 after having a second set of surrender ...

Army veteran Harry Miller was stationed in Germany when the Nazis surrendered. Upon hearing the news, he recalls that ...

Army veteran Harry Miller was stationed in Germany when the Nazis surrendered. Upon hearing the news, he recalls that ...

In Berlin, 1,000 U.S. troops paraded for the German citizens at Tempelhof Airfield. In New York City, an estimated 33,000 participants initiated Armed Forces Day "under an air cover of 250 ...

Today marks eighty years since the Allied forces accepted the unconditional surrender of Germany's armed forces ... So when the day signifying the end of war finally arrived, the city rejoiced ...

8 May 2025 marks eighty years since the Allied forces accepted the unconditional surrender of Germany's armed forces ... So when the day signifying the end of war finally arrived, the city ...

The fighting in Europe stopped when the Chief of Staff of the German Armed Forces High Command ... Truman designated May 8 as VE Day and the western allies followed suit, according to the museum.