- Wikipedia: Victory in Europe Day
Information about the Allies' celebration of the defeat of Germany in World War II. Also explains why V-E Day is May 8 in Western Europe and the U.S. and May 9 in Russia and former Soviet States.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_in_Europe_Day
- Victory in Europe - Germany Surrenders
Audio recording of Edward R. Murrow reporting from London on VE Day, May 8, 1945.
hearitnow.umd.edu/1945.htm
- Wikipedia: Victory Day (Eastern Europe)
Article about the Russian observance of May 9 as the date of the German surrender in World War II.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(Eastern_Europe)
- BBC History: Victory in Europe Day
Article about the British experience on VE Day, examining how the defeat of Hitler's Germany was greeted in Britain and around the world.
www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/veday_germany_01.shtml
- Spartacus Educational: V.E. Day
Offers quotes from histories and diaries describing May 8, 1945, the day Winston Churchill designated a national holiday to commemorate victory in Europe.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWveday.htm
- Broadcast to the American People Announcing the Surrender of Germany
Text of Harry Truman's radio address to the nation on May 8, 1945.
www.trumanlibrary.org/calendar/viewpapers.php?pid=34
- One Jones Family: VE Day
Letter written by Helen Jones on May 8, 1945, describing the day.
www.aboutjonesfamily.com/PAGES/WAR10.HTM
- Veterans History Project: War's End -- VE Day (Victory in Europe, World War II)
Stories from American soldiers on the announcement of victory in Europe during World War II. From the Veterans History Project at The Library of Congress.
www.loc.gov/vets/stories/ve-day.html
- WW2 People's War: VE and VJ Day
Extensive collection of stories and reminiscences collected by the BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2/C54817
- DeGaulle's V-E Day Broadcast to the French People
Text of Charles DeGaulle's address, May 8, 1945.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/ww2/degaulle_ve.html
- German Surrender, April 25 - May 8, 1945
Describes the last days of World War II in Europe, from the collapse of German resistance to the suicide of Adolf Hitler to V-E Day.
www.worldwar2database.com/html/germanysurrender.htm
- New York City, May 8 1945: V-E Day
Features photographs of the crowds of people who filled the streets of New York City to celebrate V-E Day.
www.zer0.org/ve
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