Haunted by the ghosts of WWI and an uncertain Communist future, Allied forces decided to cover all their bases. American troops celebrate Germany's first unconditional surrender effective May 8, 1945.

With the surrender of Germany came the end of the war. With the surrender of Germany came the end of the war. On May 8, 1945, "Victory In Europe," Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret famously sneaked ...

Celebration of the 75th anniversary of V-E Day will be muted today, one of many events postponed or canceled because of the coronavirus. But it's worth remembering the 1945 Nazi surrender to Western ...

One good turn, the saying goes, deserves another. The Allied forces of World War II were more than ready to accept a Nazi surrender, but when they realized they might have left a potential loophole ...

FILE - In this May 7, 1945 file photo Staff Sgt. Arthur Moore of Buffalo, N.Y., who was wounded in Belgium, stands on 42nd Street near Grand Central Station in New York as New Yorkers celebrate news ...

BEDFORD, Va. (WSET) -- The last remaining witness who was in the room when the Germans surrendered to end World War II in 1945 stopped in Bedford to share his story on Tuesday, September 24. Louis ...

“Our rejoicing is sobered and subdued by a supreme consciousness of the terrible price we have paid to rid the world of Hitler and his evil band. Let us not forget, my fellow Americans, the sorrow and ...

REIMS, France (AP) - Nazi commanders signed their surrender to Allied forces in a French schoolhouse 75 years ago this week, ending World War II in Europe and the Holocaust. Unlike the mass street ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. REIMS, France (AP) — Nazi commanders signed ...