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The world marks the 80th anniversary of V-E Day with parades and memorials. Here’s what to know
Cities from London to Moscow will be awash with parades, flyovers and memorials this week as the world marks the 80th ...
When Americans, Germans and POWs fought the SS from the walls of a castle
More than 100 SS troops appeared out of the woods that morning. Despite the state of the German military, they had plenty of ...
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Nazi surrender site sets the scene for Wim Wenders short film
Award-winning German director Wim Wenders has revisited the French school where Nazi Germany signed its initial 1945 ...
Letters between spies reveal end of Second World War
GCHQ’s secret orders to spies ahead of the VE Day announcement in 1945 have been revealed. A set of never-before-seen ...
WWII survivors share haunting memories as France marks 80th anniversary of Nazi surrender
As France prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nazi surrender to Allied forces, survivors of World War II reflect on ...
Friedrich Merz elected German chancellor in second round of voting
Friedrich Merz elected German chancellor in second round of voting - Merz had suffered a humiliating defeat on the first ...
Berlin Still Bears Scars 80 Years After Pivotal Battle That Sealed the Defeat of Nazi Germany
Central Berlin was in ruins after the Red Army completed the Allied victory over the Nazis in an intense fight for the German ...
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Award-winning German filmmaker Wim Wenders shoots documentary at Nazi surrender site
Filmed at the school in Reims where WWII ended, 'The Keys to Freedom' shows how peace was reached; referring to Russia's war ...
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WWII survivors share haunting memories as France marks 80th anniversary of Nazi surrender
PARIS — As France prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nazi surrender to Allied forces ... France to escape the advancing German troops like millions of others. By June, France had ...