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 ...

Truman designated May 8 as VE Day and the western allies followed suit, according to the museum. However, the Soviet Union ...

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

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.