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waves to crowds in Whitehall on the day he broadcast to the nation that the war with Germany had been won.Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day or VE Day) was May 7 and May 8, 1945, the dates when the World War II Allies of World War II formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. On April 30, Death of Adolf Hitler during the Battle for Berlin, and so the surrender of Germany was authorized by his replacement, President of Germany Karl Dönitz. The administration headed up by Dönitz was known as the Flensburg government. The act of military surrender was signed on May 7 in Reims, France, and May 8 in Berlin, Germany.

History Surrender in Reims At 02:41 on May 7 1945, at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force headquarters in Reims, France, the Chief-of-Staff of the German Armed Forces High Command, Colonel General Alfred Jodl, signed the German Instrument of Surrender. All active operations were to cease at 23:01 Central European Time on May 8 1945. However as the British were operating on British Double Summer Time this was 00:01 May 9 in London. RAF Site Diary 7/8 May

Western journalists broke the news of Germany's Surrender (military) prematurely, precipitating the earlier celebration. Fighting continued on the Eastern Front (World War II) until the Germans surrendered specifically to the Soviet Union at Karlshorst. The Soviet Union kept to the agreed celebration date, and Russia and other countries still commemorate the end of World War II, a significant part of which is known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia and other parts of the former Soviet Union, as Victory Day (Eastern Europe) on May 9.

By May 8, most of Germany had already been taken by Allied forces. Hence V-E day was not such a drastic change for most German civilians. In the years after, V-E day was predominantly perceived as the day of defeat. But over the decades, this perception changed, culminating in the speech by West Germany President Richard von Weizsäcker on the 40th anniversary of V-E day in 1985, in which he called May 8 "the day of liberation" from the Nazi government.

Surrender in Berlin Shortly before midnight on May 8, a second unconditional surrender was signed in the outskirts of Berlin, Germany. The signing ceremony took place in a villa in an eastern suburb of Berlin called Karlshorst. Representatives of the USSR, Great Britain, France, and the United States arrived shortly before midnight. After Soviet Field Marshal Georgy Zhukov opened the ceremony, the German command representatives headed by General Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel were invited into the room, where they signed the final German Act of Unconditional Surrender entering into force at 23:01 Central European Time.

Celebrations On that date, massive celebrations took place, notably in London, where more than a million people celebrated in a carnival atmosphere the end of the European war, though Rationing in the United Kingdom during and after World War II of food and clothing was to continue for several years. In London, crowds massed in particular in Trafalgar Square and up The Mall (London) to Buckingham Palace, where King George VI of the United Kingdom and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, accompanied by Prime Minister Winston Churchill, appeared on the balcony of the Palace to cheering crowds. Princess Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (the future Queen Elizabeth II) and her sister Princess Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom were allowed to wander anonymously among the crowds and take part in the celebrations.

In the United States, President of the United States Harry Truman, who celebrated his 61st birthday that day, dedicated the victory to the memory of his predecessor, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, because he had been so committed to ending the war. Roosevelt had died less than a month earlier, on April 12. Flags remained at half-staff for the remainder of the 30-day mourning period, which ended on May 12, to pay tribute to Roosevelt's commitment toward ending the war.Massive celebrations also took place in Chicago, Los Angeles and especially in New York City's Times Square.

Red Army and Eastern Europe Red Army veterans and all peoples in Russia customarily celebrate V-E Day on May 9 instead of Western European May 8. Several former Soviet-influenced and -occupied countries in Eastern Europe still heed that practice.

May 8 as public holiday

• East Germany as Tag der Befreiung (Day of liberation).
• France

References External links

• Victory address by Sir Winston Churchill, 1945-05-08, 3 PM] (Danish site, English audio, Real Player)
• Victory address by King George VI, 1945-05-08, 9 PM] (Danish site, English audio, Real Player)

waves to crowds in Whitehall on the day he broadcast to the nation that the war with Germany had been won.Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day or VE Day) was May 7 and May 8, 1945, the dates when the World War II Allies of World War II formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. On April 30, Death of Adolf Hitler during the Battle for Berlin, and so the surrender of Germany was authorized by his replacement, President of Germany Karl Dönitz. The administration headed up by Dönitz was known as the Flensburg government. The act of military surrender was signed on May 7 in Reims, France, and May 8 in Berlin, Germany.

History Surrender in Reims At 02:41 on May 7 1945, at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force headquarters in Reims, France, the Chief-of-Staff of the German Armed Forces High Command, Colonel General Alfred Jodl, signed the German Instrument of Surrender. All active operations were to cease at 23:01 Central European Time on May 8 1945. However as the British were operating on British Double Summer Time this was 00:01 May 9 in London. RAF Site Diary 7/8 May

Western journalists broke the news of Germany's Surrender (military) prematurely, precipitating the earlier celebration. Fighting continued on the Eastern Front (World War II) until the Germans surrendered specifically to the Soviet Union at Karlshorst. The Soviet Union kept to the agreed celebration date, and Russia and other countries still commemorate the end of World War II, a significant part of which is known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia and other parts of the former Soviet Union, as Victory Day (Eastern Europe) on May 9.

By May 8, most of Germany had already been taken by Allied forces. Hence V-E day was not such a drastic change for most German civilians. In the years after, V-E day was predominantly perceived as the day of defeat. But over the decades, this perception changed, culminating in the speech by West Germany President Richard von Weizsäcker on the 40th anniversary of V-E day in 1985, in which he called May 8 "the day of liberation" from the Nazi government.

Surrender in Berlin Shortly before midnight on May 8, a second unconditional surrender was signed in the outskirts of Berlin, Germany. The signing ceremony took place in a villa in an eastern suburb of Berlin called Karlshorst. Representatives of the USSR, Great Britain, France, and the United States arrived shortly before midnight. After Soviet Field Marshal Georgy Zhukov opened the ceremony, the German command representatives headed by General Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel were invited into the room, where they signed the final German Act of Unconditional Surrender entering into force at 23:01 Central European Time.

Celebrations On that date, massive celebrations took place, notably in London, where more than a million people celebrated in a carnival atmosphere the end of the European war, though Rationing in the United Kingdom during and after World War II of food and clothing was to continue for several years. In London, crowds massed in particular in Trafalgar Square and up The Mall (London) to Buckingham Palace, where King George VI of the United Kingdom and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, accompanied by Prime Minister Winston Churchill, appeared on the balcony of the Palace to cheering crowds. Princess Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (the future Queen Elizabeth II) and her sister Princess Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom were allowed to wander anonymously among the crowds and take part in the celebrations.

In the United States, President of the United States Harry Truman, who celebrated his 61st birthday that day, dedicated the victory to the memory of his predecessor, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, because he had been so committed to ending the war. Roosevelt had died less than a month earlier, on April 12. Flags remained at half-staff for the remainder of the 30-day mourning period, which ended on May 12, to pay tribute to Roosevelt's commitment toward ending the war.Massive celebrations also took place in Chicago, Los Angeles and especially in New York City's Times Square.

Red Army and Eastern Europe Red Army veterans and all peoples in Russia customarily celebrate V-E Day on May 9 instead of Western European May 8. Several former Soviet-influenced and -occupied countries in Eastern Europe still heed that practice.

May 8 as public holiday

• East Germany as Tag der Befreiung (Day of liberation).
• France

References External links

• Victory address by Sir Winston Churchill, 1945-05-08, 3 PM] (Danish site, English audio, Real Player)
• Victory address by King George VI, 1945-05-08, 9 PM] (Danish site, English audio, Real Player)

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