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The British and Soviet forces near Wismar on the Baltic coast, 3 May 1945. The German ocean liner Cap Arcona was sunk by British warplanes in the Bay of Lübeck with 5,000 concentration camp prisoners aboard. Over 400 SS personnel made it to lifeboats and were rescued but only 350 of the prisoners survived. [6] [7]
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.
9 May: 2016 –2023 World War II [23] Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939 – 1945: 8 May: 2023 –present World War II [23] United Kingdom: Victory in Europe Day [c] 8 May: 1945–present World War II [citation needed] United States (Rhode Island) Victory Day: Second Monday in August 1945–present World War II [24 ...
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Eritrean newspaper of August 15, 1945 titles: "War is over" 15: Emperor Hirohito issues a radio broadcast announcing the Surrender of Japan; though the surrender seems to be "unconditional", the Emperor's status is still open for discussion.: Victory over Japan Day celebrations take place worldwide.
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Aerial view of Auschwitz taken by the British RAF in August 1944. Other photographs were taken during the liberation of the camps by photographers attached to Allied units which arrived to secure them. [5] Such photographs started appearing from mid-1944, and gained wider notoriety in the spring 1945. [5]