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vox-anglosphere · 8 months ago
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Two teenage princesses slipped into the roaring crowd unnoticed. After six years of blackouts, it was a night of unsurpassed jubilation.
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pagesofthesea · 8 months ago
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V-E Day, 79 years ago
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"I say that in the long years to come not only will the people of this island but of the world, wherever the bird of freedom chirps in human hearts, look back to what we’ve done and they will say “do not despair, do not yield to violence and tyranny, march straightforward and die if need be-unconquered.'"
PM Winston Churchill, May 8, 1945
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"Let us not forget, my fellow Americans, the sorrow and the heartache which today abide in the homes of so many of our neighbors—neighbors whose most priceless possession has been rendered as a sacrifice to redeem our liberty."
President Harry S. Truman, May 8, 1945
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"Célébrons votre victoire : victoire de Mai, victoire radieuse de printemps qui redonne à la France la Jeunesse, la force et l’Espoir."
General de Lattre de Tassigny, Commander of the Free French Army, May 9, 1945
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theworldatwar · 8 months ago
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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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iceman-kazansky · 8 months ago
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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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underqualifiedcritic · 8 months ago
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pattern-53-enfield · 2 years ago
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16woodsequ · 2 years ago
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Happy V-E day everyone
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Remember the Operation Bagration: June–August 1944.
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Victory in Europe could never have been achieved if not for the sacrifice of the Soviet Union in the eastern front. One of the Red Army’s major offensives came in the summer of 1944, and went by the name Operation Bagration. The offensive followed the events of D-Day on the Western Front and aimed to exact revenge for the Soviet losses suffered during the German blitzkrieg known as Operation Barbarossa three years earlier.
Soviet forces gathered 166 divisions on the Belorussian front, and attacked along a 450-mile expanse. The attack was so swift that the Red Army sometimes advanced as much as 15 miles a day. Although caught by surprise, the Germans still exacted a terrible price as Soviet forces suffered nearly 750,00 casualties during the two-month-long operation. But Operation Bagration was soon seen as the death knell of Nazi Germany.
[Stay Curious: The Soviet Tank That Changed the World]
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yourspeirs · 2 years ago
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Happy VE Day! it's May 5!
Happy VE Day!
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VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day, was on May 8th 1945. It was the date the Allies celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Reich.
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vintage-russia · 8 months ago
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Glory to the Soviet troops who hoisted the banner of victory over Berlin!
Brandenburg Gate,Berlin (1945)
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illustratus · 2 months ago
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Trafalgar; Victory at noon - H.M.S. 'Victory' breaking the enemy line and raking the stern of the French flagship by Montague Dawson
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sharkboyandlavalieb · 8 months ago
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BAND OF BROTHERS & MASTERS OF THE AIR vs. THE PACIFIC
On May 8, 1945 - known as Victory in Europe Day or V-E Day - celebrations erupted around the world to mark the end of World War II in Europe (x)
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floridaboiler · 8 months ago
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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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artthatgivesmefeelings · 1 year ago
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Mervyn Napier Waller (Australian, 1893-1972) Peace Following After Victory, Detail, before 1928 Alphington, Melbourne, Victoria
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ianthewife · 13 days ago
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fucking finally got my motherfucking visa raising eyes to the skies maybe god does exist can i get an amen
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underqualifiedcritic · 8 months ago
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79 years ago today. Happy V-E Day.
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