The failure of the armistice negotiations on Ukraine and the defeat of Kiev may lead to the division of the country into ...

LONDON (AP) — Cities from London to Moscow will be awash with parades, flyovers and memorials this week as the world marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day — the day Nazi Germany ...

Our northern neighbors played the dominant role in expelling Nazi forces from the Netherlands.

Gen. Gustav Jodl, chief of staff of Admiral Doenitz' government and long-time close friend of Adolf Hitler, surrendered all German armed forces on land, sea and in the air. The surrender is ...

Eisenhower insisted on an unconditional surrender to all the Allies ... Part of the reason for the demand was to ensure the German people knew its armed forces were defeated on the battlefield ...

April 29: British Field Marshal Harold Alexander accepts the unconditional surrender of German and Italian forces in Italy and western Austria in a ceremony at the Palace of Caserta, north of Naples.

Truman designated May 8 as VE Day and the western allies followed suit, according to the museum. However, the Soviet Union recognizes its Victory Day on May 9 after having a second set of surrender ...

The first came on April 29 at the Palace of Caserta, outside Naples, Italy where British Field Marshal Harold Alexander accepted the surrender of German and Italian forces in Italy and western ...

German forces formally signed a declaration of surrender on May 9 in Guernsey and the nearby island of Sark was liberated the following day. The sinister red paint attacks plaguing London The ...