The Importance Of V-E Day

Victory Day is a term used around the globe by the public to celebrate the end of WWII. People around the world give this term a different name, depending on the country they are in. They can also change the date; however this day is used for the same purpose. People design holidays to honor a special event and that is a great idea because people around the world remember what happened and if it is something to be proud of, the day is remembered with more enthusiasm. We have some Victory Dates that are really important like the one from USA, Japan, and the one that involves Europe countries. The reason V-E Day is tremendously important is due to the fact that the end of WWII is something big in most countries. As everyone knows it was not a war between 2 countries; it was a humongous

It marks the formal acceptance by the Allies of WWII of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender of its armed forces. On April 30th Adolf Hitler, Nazi leader committed suicide during the battle of Berlin, therefore his successor Reichspräsident Karl Dönitz authorized Germany to surrender. The act of military surrender was officially signed May 7 in France and on May the 8th on Germany, that is the reason May 8 is the official date of WWII coming to an end. After WWII was declared finished people from all around the world started celebrating. In the United Kingdom people came out to the streets, shouting and claiming war had come to an end. Buckingham Palace was part of the celebration. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth along with Prime Minister Winston Churchill appeared on the balcony of the palace before the cheerful crowd; Princess Elizabeth and Margaret were authorized to celebrate among the crowd. In London, Winston Churchill was the one designated to announce war against Germany was over. Same as the UK, people from different countries in Europe gathered to celebrate so delightful