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VE-Day: Following news of the German surrender, spontaneous celebrations erupted all over the world on 7 May, including in Western Europe and the United States.As the Germans officially set the end of operations for 2301 Central European Time on 8 May, that day is celebrated across Europe as V-E Day.
8 May – World War II ends in Europe. 8–29 May – In Algeria, French troops kill an estimated 6,000 Algerian citizens in the Sétif massacre. 23 July – Marshal Philippe Pétain, chief of state of Vichy France goes on trial, charged with treason.
Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945; it marked the official end of World War II in Europe in the Eastern Front, with the last known shots fired on 11 May.
France United Kingdom: W [3] [6] France and the UK: 1940-06-10 Canada: Italy: W [3] Declaration: 1940-06-11: South Africa Australia New Zealand France: Italy: W [3] South Africa. Australia. New Zealand. France. 1940-07-03 United Kingdom: Vichy France: A: Vichy France cuts off diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 8 July 1940. Attack ...
Operation Dragoon landings in southern France 1944-08-15: Brive-la-Gaillarde: 19: Nouvelle-Aquitaine: ... End of World War II in Europe (Germany surrenders; Victory ...
The Timeline of the Battle of France, ... covers the period during World War II from the first ... History - World Wars: The Fall of France." BBC News. BBC, 30 Mar ...
Axis occupation of France: German occupation of France during World War II - 1940–1944 in the northern zones, and 1942–1944 in the southern zone. The Holocaust in France. Italian occupation of France during World War II - limited to border areas 1940–1942, almost all Rhône left-bank territory 1942-1943.
World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war .