How did World War II end? In Europe, the war ended following the fall of Berlin to Soviet troops, Adolf Hitler’s suicide, and Germany’s unconditional surrender on May 8.

LONDON (AP) — Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday’s 80th anniversary of V-E Day is haunted as much by the specter ...

Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday’s 80th anniversary of V-E Day is haunted as much by the specter of current-day ...

World War II certainly brought the strands of world history together, ... Dutch, and French empires in 1941–42 marked the end of imperial Europe, and the experience of the war spurred the movement ...

May 8 marks 80 years since the close of the European theater in World War II, when Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies.. The fighting in Europe stopped when the Chief of Staff of the German ...

Europe is marking one of its most joyous days as it honors the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. V-E Day is also haunted by the specter of current-day conflict in Ukraine.

LONDON (AP) — Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday’s 80th anniversary of V-E Day is haunted as much by the specter ...

Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel signing the unconditional surrender of the German Wehrmacht, May 8, 1945. The commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe are ...

A World War II map appears in a scene of the documentary film "And Now Show that You are One People!" during a screening at U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach, Germany, on April 25, 2025. (Matthew M ...

The lessons from World War II — we have five of them to share — are critical for understanding how to restore and maintain long-lasting and just peace and security in Europe today, when they ...