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For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed Huge crowds gathered in Trafalgar Square to celebrate VE Day in 1945 A statue of Winston Churchill stands in front of London's Houses of Parliament Germany surrendered less than a year after the Normandy Landings, known by codename Operation Overlord, in June 1944 The Blitz destroyed much of London as the war raged in Europe.
Latest updates as Europe marks 75 years since the official surrender of … 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. to your comment. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. real-world solutions, and more. I think it was one of the most memorable nights of my life,” the future Queen Elizabeth II later recollected.In addition to appearing with the royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, Churchill also made an appearance on the balcony of the Ministry of Health Building in Whitehall, where he delivered an impromptu speech.When it came time for King George VI to deliver his radio address to the nation, the monarch paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the war.“Let us remember those who will not come back... let us remember the men in all the services, and the women in all the services, who have laid down their lives,” he said.“We have come to the end of our tribulation and they are not with us at the moment of our rejoicing.”In the French capital, thousands of Parisians flocked to the streets to mark the occasion, while in the US, President Harry Truman ordered that flags remain at half mast in tribute to the late President Franklin Roosevelt, who died on 12 April 1945.In some countries, VE Day took place the following day due to the time difference, such as in New Zealand.The speech will be aired on the television on BBC One, on the radio and across the royal family’s official social media channels.The BBC will also air a pre-recorded video message from Prince Charles, who will read an extract from his grandfather King George VI’s diary from VE Day describing the day’s events, including the royal family’s Buckingham Palace balcony appearances.The Queen’s message will form the centrepiece of a televised musical event After the broadcast on BBC One, the public will be invited to take part in a country-wide sing-a-long of Dame Vera Lynn’s wartime anthem “We’ll Meet Again”.A two-minute silence will be held on the day at 11 am and a broadcast of Churchill’s victory speech will be aired in the afternoon.Enter your email to follow new comments on this article.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Want to discuss real-world problems, be involved in the most engaging discussions and hear from the journalists? On May 8, 1945, Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies, ending World War II in Europe. VE Day marks the end of a war in which tens of millions of lives were lost and the course of world history changed forever.
Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when "This is not victory of a party or of any class. try again, the name must be unique However, this … On September 2, 1945, a formal surrender ceremony was performed in Tokyo Bay, Japan, aboard the battleship USS Missouri. try again, the name must be unique