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Europe, World War II and VE Day

The Associated Press on MSN · 2m

World War II ended in Europe 80 years ago. Celebrating V-E Day is now tinged with some dread

Europe is marking one of its most joyous days in history. V-E Day is also haunted by the specter of current-day conflict.

Air Force Times on MSN · 5h

Europe marks 80th anniversary of World War II's end

LONDON - Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday's 80th anniversary of V-E Day is haunted as much by the specter of current-day conflict as it celebrates the defeat of ultimate evil.

USA TODAY on MSN · 14h

VE Day: See historic photos after World War II fighting ended in Europe

May 8 marks 80 years since the close of the European theater in World War II, when Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies. The fighting in Europe stopped when the Chief of Staff of the German Armed Forces High Command,

Ukraine, Russia and World War II

Boston Herald · 36m

How Putin uses the USSR’s victory in World War II to rally support for him and the war in Ukraine

Victory Day, celebrated on May 9, is Russia’s most important secular holiday, reflecting its wartime sacrifice. But it’s also used by the Kremlin to bolster patriotism and regain the superpower prestige it lost when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.

Reuters on MSN · 1h

Russia and China mark victory in WW2 as Ukraine war grinds on

Russia marks the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two on Friday with a military parade attended by China's Xi Jinping that Moscow fears Ukraine will try to disrupt after three years of devastating war.

Wall Street Journal · 1d

Russia, Ukraine Intensify Attacks Ahead of Moscow’s World War II Commemoration

More than a dozen airports are closed after a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes.

Foreign Affairs12h

We Are Still Fighting World War II

World War II certainly brought the strands of world history together, with its global reach and its acceleration of the end ...

14h

World War II and Trump's declaration: What it was like in Palm Beach County during war

When World War II came to Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast, it wasn’t in the form of grainy newsreel footage from the ...

FOX 13 Tampa Bay on MSN1h

Manatee County World War II veteran receives highest honor from France

Victory over the Nazis was won in Europe 80 years ago, and it was because of the sacrifices of service members. A Manatee ...

19h

80 years since the end of World War II in Europe

The commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II are taking place in the midst of the return of ...

1d

Trump declares new holidays: May 8 to commemorate World War II. Will Florida offices be open?

Trump declared May 8 a national holiday to honor the end of fighting in World War II. He has always wanted to rename Veterans ...

News and Sentinel18h

Voices of Valor: World War II veteran Francis Sampson happy to be of service at museum

A World War II veteran who will be 100 in November remains an integral part of the Oliver Tucker Museum in Beverly. Francis ...

1d

AP WAS THERE: Journalists chronicled the Nazi surrenders and end of World War II in Europe

AP reporters and photographers chronicled the Nazis' historic defeat 80 years ago this week. Allied forces brought World War ...

1d

‘The Last Good War?’: Poll shows Americans have conflicted views of World War II

With fears of a new world war ascendant, the lessons of World War II continue to resonate, though there is less agreement ...

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