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Event    From 8/5/1945  To 8/5/1945

VE Day

VE Day

"Victory in Europe Day" actually lasted 2 days. Throughout Britain street parties were held. In the centre of London people celebrated by gathering in crowds in Trafalgar Square and surrounding streets.

On 1 May 1945 the BBC announced Hitler's suicide. On 7 May at 19.40 programmes were interrupted and Churchill made the announcement: German armed forces had surrendered unconditionally on 7 May. Hostilities in Europe ended officially at midnight, 8 May 1945. Victory in Europe celebrations to be on 8 May and 9 May. 

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VE Day

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Dwight D Eisenhower - Kingston

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Last V2 rocket in Kingston upon Thames

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The Island mural

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Victory in Europe Day - Woolwich 1

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Victory in Europe Day - Woolwich 2

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