VE-DAY 80

Victory in Europe Day, celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany’s unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945; it marked the official end of World War II in Europe in the Eastern Front, with the last known shots fired on 11 May.

Image from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
VE Day Celebrations in London, 8 May 1945 A truck of revellers passing through the Strand, London