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29 November 2017

The Lead up to VE Day

With the net tightening around Germany, on 4 February 1945 the Allied Leaders, Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt, met in Yalta, on the Black Sea cost of the Crimea, to clarify their plans for the final offensive, the occupation policy for Germany and the establishment of the United Nations and its Security Council. A month later, in March 1945, the Germans were in retreat. The Allies were on the west bank of the Rhine, the traditional border of Germany that no foreign army had crossed in 140 years (since Napoleon on 1805). On 22-24 March, the Allies crossed the Rhine and entered enemy territory.On 30 April, Adolf Hitler committed suicide during the Battle of Berlin.

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We have much to be thankful for

I cannot but think we have much to be thankful for, and more still to hope for in the future.

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VE Day in Piccadily

Crowds in Piccadilly Circus in central London celebrating VE Day, 8 May 1945. Photograph taken by Sergeant James A. Spence, during his service in the Second World War. copyright: M...

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Dig for Victory

The Government encouraged the British people to ‘dig for victory’ – planting their own fruit and vegetables – and to keep chickens and pigs to supplement their diet. co...

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VE Day

Friday 8 May 2015 was the anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe Day), marking seventy years since the end of the Second World War in Europe. The occasion was commemorated with a three-day weekend of remembrance and celebration, with events being held across the UK.

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Churchill makes the victory broadcast on BBC radio

Winston Churchill makes his VE Day radio broadcast from 10 Downing Street, 8 May 1945. copyright: IWM H 41846...

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