Video : Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) — official end of WWII in Europe
08-May-1945
Germany
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Winston Churchill waves to crowds in Whitehall in London as they celebrate VE Day, 8 May 1945. From the the balcony of the Ministry of Health, Prime Minister Winston Churchill gives his famous 'V for Victory' sign to crowds in Whitehall on the day he broadcast to the nation that the war with Germany had been won, 8 May 1945 (VE Day). To Churchill's left is Sir John Anderson, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. To Churchill's right is Ernest Bevin, the Minister of Labour.
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War Office official photographer, Major W. G. Horton - http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//49/media-49118/large.jpg This photograph H 41849 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
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