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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.
#Piccadilly Circus#London#V-E Day#8 May 1945#WWII#Victory in Europe#Wartime Britain#jubilation#massive crowds#pandemonium#national celebration#street party#On this day
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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.
#world war two#ww2#worldwar2photos#history#1940s#ww2 history#wwii#world war 2#ww2history#wwii era#victory in Europe#ve day#st pauls cathedral#London#England#1945#may 1945#8th May 1945
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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.






#ww2#wwii era#ww2 history#VE day#Victory in Europe#wwii history#wwii#WW2#ww2 germany#ww2 germany surrenders#Germany surrendered#I feel I should disclose this— May 8th is NOT the end of WWII. Japan still fought until early August of 1945.#This is just the day the war ended in Europe.#hbo war
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Happy V-E day everyone


#78th anniversary#i have a lot of feelings about this day#may 8th#VE day#V-E day#victory in europe#ww2#history
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Happy VE Day! it's May 5!
Happy VE Day!
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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Glory to the Soviet troops who hoisted the banner of victory over Berlin!
Brandenburg Gate,Berlin (1945)
#Россия#Russia#vintage#photography#СССР#USSR#Великая Отечественная война#Great Patriotic war#День Победы#Victory day#9 мая#may 9#russian#Germany#Berlin#Brandenburger Tor#Brandenburg Gate#soviet#русская история#russian history#history#Europe#war#vintage photography#1940s#1945#40s#20th century
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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
#montague dawson#art#age of sail#battle of trafalgar#napoleonic wars#hms victory#united kingdom#england#great britain#france#english#british#french#history#horatio nelson#europe#royal navy#european#warships#flagship#warship#marine art#naval art#maritime art#spain#spanish#bucentaure#pierre charles villeneuve#sea#ocean
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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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Mervyn Napier Waller (Australian, 1893-1972) Peace Following After Victory, Detail, before 1928 Alphington, Melbourne, Victoria
#Mervyn Napier Waller#australian art#art#fine art#european art#classical art#europe#european#oil painting#fine arts#europa#australia#island#artwork#fresco#painting#peace after victory#peace following after victory#blonde brunette redhead trope
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fucking finally got my motherfucking visa raising eyes to the skies maybe god does exist can i get an amen
#christmas in europe wait for me#question mark#gotta get my ass from my parents’ nice place to my shitty dorm where i have to share a kitchen with like five other people#but thats what we call A VICTORY
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79 years ago today. Happy V-E Day.

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Lydia Spivak, "Ballerina of the Brandenburg Gate"
#red army#soviet union#world war 2#victory in europe day#brandenburg gate#historical footage#history#ukrainian
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MONASTERY OF SAINT MARY - PORTUGAL
#monastery#monasterio#mosteiro#saint mary#santa maria#victory#victoria#vitoria#battle#batalla#batalha#portugal#europe#europa
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happy remontada anniversary day! that 6-1 win over psg ruined barça
#it also gave sergi roberto a career……#ever since that victory we have gotten embarrassed in europe#hate hate hate that match#fc barcelona
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