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Saturday, May 8, 2021

"TRUMAN WISHED FDR HAD LIVED TO WITNESS IT"

NAZIS SURRENDER, ALLIES CELEBRATE V-E DAY

Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On May 8, 1945, the Allies celebrated the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany and the end of the war in Europe.  It was called "V-E Day!"

The previous day the surrender was signed by German authorities in Reims, France.

 Millions of people around the world took to the streets to celebrate V-E Day, May 8, 1945.

President Harry S Truman, celebrating his 61st birthday, said he only wished...

"Franklin D. Roosevelt had lived to witness this day." 

   
 
Piccadilly Square 
London, U.K.
May 8 1945
Photo by Sgt. James A. Spence
Mrjspence at English Wikipedia