#VE day

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Happy VE Day ! Everyone who gets a day off, enjoy ! The first picture is available as a print, just DM me .w.

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VE-Day #OnThisDay in 1945

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When Germany surrendered, New Yorkers celebrated into the night. Times Square, May 8, 1945.

Photo: Arthur Leipzig via Phillips Auctions

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American soldiers on Okinawa listening to news of the German surrender in Europe on May 8th, 1945.  But unfortunately for them, the fighting would go on.

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Dress made for a VE Day Party

May 1945

It comprises a pink cotton blouse, black velvet bolero (dated to the 1930s) and skirt made from black-out fabric with strips of matching pink cotton sewn on top to create stripes

Fashion Museum Bath via Twitter

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source - https://twitter.com/URDailyHistory

8 May 1945: Today is V-E Day; Victory in Europe Day. Germany agreed to unconditional surrender on May 7.

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During the day children help to put up bunting and flags for the VE Day celebrations. Photo by Picture Post/Hulton Archive. In the evening St Paul’s Cathedral is illuminated on the night of VE Day, London, 8 May 1945. Photo: Daily Herald Archive.

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HAPPY 79TH VE DAY!!

On May 8th 1945, German forces surrendered, bringing an end to the european side of World War Two. Worldwide, celebrations commenced. Today marks the 79th anniversary of Victory in Europe (or VE) day.

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The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.

- HM Queen Elizabeth II

A national holiday was declared in Britain for 8 May 1945. In the morning, Churchill had gained assurances from the Ministry of Food that there were enough beer supplies in the capital and the Board of Trade announced that people could purchase red, white and blue bunting without using ration coupons. There were even commemorative items hastily produced in time for the celebrations, including ‘VE Day’ mugs. Some restaurants had special ‘victory’ menus, too. Various events were organised to mark the occasion, including parades, thanksgiving services and street parties. Communities came together to share the moment. London’s St Paul’s Cathedral held ten consecutive services giving thanks for peace, each one attended by thousands of people.

Due to the time difference, VE Day in New Zealand was officially held on 9 May. The country’s leadership wanted to delay the national holiday until peace in Europe had been announced by Winston Churchill. New Zealanders therefore had to go to work on 8 May and wait until the following day to celebrate. In the Soviet Union, too, VE Day was on 9 May due to the different time zones.

Video: street celebrations to mark VE Day in Gateshead, England.

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Happy VE Day 🇬🇧✌🏻

On this day 79 years ago, to mark the end of the war in Europe, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, and Prime Minister Winston Churchill celebrated VE Day at Buckingham Palace on 8 May 1945 with happiness jubilation sweeping across the land 🇬🇧✌🏻🌟

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Happy VE Day everyone :3

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On this day, 78 years ago:

8th May 1945 marked the official end of the war in Europe, known as VE (Victory in Europe) Day. Newspaper and radio sources had all but confirmed the Allied triumph, and a ceasefire had been declared on the previous day. Wanting to celebrate, thousands of people flocked outside Buckingham Palace, calling out ‘We want the King!’

At around 3:11pm, King George VI, accompanied by Queen Elizabeth and the princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, made the first of several balcony appearances that day (later to also be joined by Winston Churchill).

In this photo, The King is wearing the uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet. Princess Elizabeth is seen wearing the uniform of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (the ATS) which she had joined earlier in the year; the first woman in the Royal Family to serve as a full-time active member of the Armed Forces, albeit for only a few months. Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret were both in blue.

This was also the day that the two princesses (along with other members of the Royal Household) disguised themselves amongst the crowds outside the Palace gates and cheered for their parents from the ground! ❤️

Photo credit: Raphael Tuck & Sons

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On May 7, 1945, the word went around: Germany had surrendered. The war was over! New Yorkers lost no time in celebrating, although V-E Day wasn't until May 8.

Photo: Weegee via the Jewish Museum

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On 8 May 1945, the VE Day, a national holiday, was declared in Britain, celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II in Europe.

“ON 8 MAY 1945 THE crowds around the Victoria memorial outside Buckingham Palace were greater than they had been for the Coronation. Winston Churchill arrived in an open car, briefly spoke to the crowd, then entered the palace for lunch with the King and Queen. The people wanted more. ‘We want the King’ came the cry. The royal family emerged on to the balcony to tumultuous applause, eight times in total. The King wore his naval uniform and Princess Elizabeth was in her ATS uniform. Each time the people saw them, a great cheer went up – then they began to sing ‘For he’s a jolly good fellow’. Churchill later appeared and gave the ‘V’ sign to the crowds.

That night, fourteen-year-old Princess Margaret suggested they venture out on to the street. Swept up in the excitement of the moment, the King and Queen agreed. Margaret and Elizabeth, still proudly wearing her ATS uniform, along with fourteen or so others including Madame de Bellaigue, Crawfie and some Guards officers set off together, escorted by an equerry. Afraid of being recognised, Elizabeth pulled her uniform cap low over her eyes, but one of the officers declared he would not be seen with another officer who was improperly dressed, so she had to adjust her cap. All around them, people were dancing, crying, hugging and kissing and the party wandered to Parliament Square, then Piccadilly and as far as Park Lane, before visiting the Ritz and Dorchester Hotels, crossing Green Park and returning to the palace. For much of the route, they were swept up by the crowds and had to run. After repeated failures to go out incognito the Princess was finally free and unrecognised. All around her were, as she recalled, ‘lines of people linking arms and walking down Whitehall and all of us were swept along by tides of happiness and relief. They danced too – doing the ‘Lambeth Walk’ and the ‘Hokey-Cokey’. They even stood outside the palace and cried ‘We want the King’ with the crowds. It was a brief and exhilarating moment of freedom.”

Young Elizabeth by Kate Williams

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