The Royal Family’s appearance alongside war hero Winston Churchill on the Buckingham Palace balcony is one of the iconic moments of VE Day in 1945. But what is less well known is that the ...

Pilsen in the Czech Republic was liberated on the 6th May 1945 by elements of General George Patton’s 3rd Army. Now each year the Czech people remember these events and put on a huge display of armour ...

It was a day full of national political events, as well as close-knit community celebrations. Below, Metro takes us back in time to May 8 1945, where we will report on VE Day as if it was ...

Truman designated May 8 as VE Day and the western allies followed ... place and the celebrations commenced on Victory in Europe Day, 1945.

In May 1945, the Prime Minister had been at George VI's side come that great moment of national rejoicing – Victory in Europe, forever to be known as VE Day. Eighty years on, King Charles III ...

Many of the adults alive when Victory in Europe was declared in Britain on May 8 1945 are no longer with us. So it remains that many of the first-hand memories of the first ever VE Day ...

At 12:01 A.M. on May 8, 1945, VE (Victory in Europe) Day became official with Germany’s unconditional surrender. For America and the Allies, victory reflected their determination to end the war ...

The UK is celebrating the 80th anniversary of VE Day with official events, flypast, street parties and commemorative concerts taking place across the UK. During four days of celebrations and pageantry ...

The services celebrate VE-Day, some in 'non-regulation' headgear, London, 8th May 1945. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Getty Images Amidst the victory and jubilations, many remained sad ...

As Western alliances unravel, Europe is entering an era that seems distant from what VE Day represented, the BBC's Katya Adler writes.

Watch Reverend Francis Richards’ daughter Jane Richards read from his 1945 VE Day sermon for the first time since it was heard in his church 80 years ago. Royal Navy: Unrelenting HMS Tyne back ...

As time marches relentlessly forward and the anniversary of VE Day approaches, fewer and fewer survivors of the Second World War remain to mark the occasion. Many of the adults alive when Victory ...