Known as Victory in Europe Day, May 8 marks the date that Germany surrendered to Western powers after Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders died by suicide. While the date did not mark the end of ...

What became known as Victory in Europe Day marked the end of World War II in Europe, prior to the end of the entire war, with Japan's surrender nearly four months later, on Sept. 2, 1945.

The Government have announced a major boost for pubs on May 5 VICTORY in Europe (VE) Day is one of the most important ... to the allied forces, with Hitler having committed suicide a week earlier.

German dictator Adolph Hitler had committed suicide, and his battered forces surrenders unconditionally on what came to be known as Victory in Europe (VE) Day. It stands as the day when Europe ...

On May 7, 1945, just days after Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler committed ... celebrates their own ‘Victory Day’ on May 9. While hostilities had ended in Europe, it wasn’t until August 15 that ...

Russia celebrates what it calls Victory Day on May 9. By the time France fell to the Nazi “Blitzkrieg” on June 25, 1940, Hitler’s forces controlled most of Europe and were threatening to ...

"Today, on Europe Day, we honor peace and freedom ... across the river, Russia celebrated Victory Day—the Soviet Union’s triumph over Nazi Germany—with its usual display of military ...

Russia celebrates what it calls Victory Day on May 9. But the war in Europe began to turn in early 1942, when the Soviet Red Army defeated German forces attempting to take Moscow. Hitler suffered ...