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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.
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]
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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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