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Holocaust. Arrival of the US Marines in New Zealand – Second World War. Victory in Europe Day. Final positions of the Allied armies, May 1945. Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day or VE Day, was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 (7 May in Commonwealth realms) to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.[1] It thus marked the end of World War II in Europe.
On 30 April, Adolf Hitler, the Nazi leader, committed suicide during the Battle of Berlin. Germany's surrender, therefore, was authorized by his successor, Reichspräsident Karl Dönitz. The administration headed by Dönitz was known as the Flensburg government. The act of military surrender was signed on 7 May in Reims, France and on 8 May in Berlin, Germany. Celebrations[edit] In the United States, the victory happened on President Harry Truman's 61st birthday.[3] He dedicated the victory to the memory of his predecessor, Franklin D. Soviet Victory Day[edit] Commemorative public holidays[edit] (May 8 unless otherwise stated) World War Two. The Berlin Wall. The Secret Annex Online.