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.
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VE Day Celebrations in London, 8 May 1945 A truck of revellers passing through the Strand, London