On 8th May 1945, generally known as V-E Day, which marked the end of the war in Europe, around 153 U-Boats were in differents stages of combat. Operational U-boats were ordered to surface and sail for Allied ports flying a black flag of surrender. ...read more
South Africa's president Jacob Zuma is among thirty heads of state who will be in Beijing for the celebrations. Thousands of young men from his country took part in the war, and 70 years on, its impact still resonates.read more
The Fallen of World War II is an interactive and animated data-driven documentary about war and peace that examines the human cost of the Second World War, the decline in battle deaths in the years since the war and sizes up the numbers to other wars in history, including trends in recent...read more
Japanese cruiser Yakumo and aircraft carrier Katsuragi bringing Japanese soldiers and civilians back to Japan from overseas location after World War II.read more
Contents.- Germany surrenders unconditionally. Radio script of the ceremonies opening the exhibit of the surrender documents. Facsimiles of the documents. Instrument of surrender of all German forces in Holland, north-west Germany,and Denmark, signed at Luneburg on May 4, 1945. Reichspresident...read more
The final battles of the European Theatre of World War 2 as well as the German surrender to the Western Allies and the Soviet Union took place in late April and early May 1945.
These neesreels are abouth the end of World War 2 in Europe: Crowds in Times Square celebrate news of V-E Day....read more
In this April 26, 1945, file photo, U.S. and Russian troops meet on the wrecked bridge over the Elbe River at Torgau, Germany. The Americans, left, and Russian soldiers are shown as they reach out to grasp each other’s hands. (AP Photo)read more
By January 1945, with the failure of the last major German offensive in the Ardennes, it was clear to everybody that Germany had lost the war it had begun in 1939. But instead of surrendering, Hitler’s government continued fighting the war. It deliberately calculated on the death of countless...(find more about the event)
