The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.

Sunday, May 8, 2022

Germans Surrender May 8 Announcement of V-E Day

From May 7, 2022, Delaware News Journal "Pages of history:  From the News Journal archives, week of May 8" by Ben  Mace.

MAY 8 1945

NAZIS QUIT; TODAY V-E DAY

The war in Europe is over.  Complete and unconditional surrender papers were signed by Germany at 2:41 a.m. French time May 7 in the headquarters of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander of the Allies of the West, at Reims.

President Truman made arrangements to make a radio address at 9 a.m. today, presumably to proclaim the victory over Germany.

The crowning triumph came  just five years, eight months and  six days after Hitler invaded weak but proud Poland and struck the spark which set the world afire.

A Big Three agreement put off the formal announcement of V-E Day until it can be proclaimed simultaneously by the major Allies -- Britain, Russia and the United States.

--GreGen


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