V-E DAY
V e day stands for Victory in Europe Day; it announced the end of World War 2 the 8th of May, 1945. With this day came the end of six years of misery, suffering, courage and endurance across the world.
The day before German General Jodl , May 7th, had signed the surrender document that finally ended the war. Although there was no official notification, bell ringers had been put on standby for a nationwide victory peal in the UK. Ironically the Germans had been told by their government that the war was officially over. Joseph Stalin(leader of the Soviet Union), who had differing views on how the surrender should be announced, caused the delay. By early evening, Churchill (Prime Minister of the UK) announced that he was not going to give Stalin the satisfaction of holding up what everybody knew, and made a short announcement.
May 8th, Victory in Europe Day, saw the celebrations start. Street parties were organized across the different countries; neighbors pooled food, some of which was still rationed. In the late afternoon in the United Kingdom, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, accompanied by Prime Minister Winston Churchill, came out onto a balcony at Buckingham Palace. In front of them were 20,000 people. The last official event of VE Day was a broadcast to the nation by George VI.
The day before German General Jodl , May 7th, had signed the surrender document that finally ended the war. Although there was no official notification, bell ringers had been put on standby for a nationwide victory peal in the UK. Ironically the Germans had been told by their government that the war was officially over. Joseph Stalin(leader of the Soviet Union), who had differing views on how the surrender should be announced, caused the delay. By early evening, Churchill (Prime Minister of the UK) announced that he was not going to give Stalin the satisfaction of holding up what everybody knew, and made a short announcement.
May 8th, Victory in Europe Day, saw the celebrations start. Street parties were organized across the different countries; neighbors pooled food, some of which was still rationed. In the late afternoon in the United Kingdom, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, accompanied by Prime Minister Winston Churchill, came out onto a balcony at Buckingham Palace. In front of them were 20,000 people. The last official event of VE Day was a broadcast to the nation by George VI.
In the United States the victory happened the same day as President Truman’s 61st birthday. He dedicated the victory to his processor Roosevelt, who died a month before of a cerebral hemorrhage. Massive celebrations happened in Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and the most happened in New York