Yet Victory in Europe Day in 2025 also comes with a solemn acknowledgement of the passing of what’s become widely known as the “Greatest Generation,” as well as a sense of unease around the ...

Known as Victory in Europe Day, May 8 marks the date that Germany surrendered to Western powers after Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders died by suicide. While the date did not mark the end of ...

Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

Tolley Fletcher, at the time a 19-year-old Navy gunner's mate, remembers the rough seas and the treacherous landing troops ...

Europe is marking one of its most joyous days in history. The 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on the continent ...

What became known as Victory in Europe Day marked the end of World War II in Europe, prior to the end of the entire war, with Japan's surrender nearly four months later, on Sept. 2, 1945.

Victory in the European theater came at a high cost for World War II Allies. Here's what you should know about V-E Day.

Today Europe commemorates the 80th anniversary of what is known as Victory in Europe (VE Day): the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of the Second World War. It was so named to "reflect the fact ...

The 80th anniversary parade in Moscow was not only a depressing abuse of history, but also a way to show that Russia is far ...

At 12:01 A.M. on May 8, 1945, VE (Victory in Europe) Day became official with Germany’s unconditional surrender. For America and the Allies, victory reflected their determination to end the war ...

made their way down the militarylike processional at the Old Bethpage museum on Victory in Europe Day, better known as V-E Day. “I never thought I would live through a day like today,” said ...