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Victory in Europe

Victory in Europe

New Yorkers devour news of Nazi Germany's military surrender to the Allies and the Soviet Union on May 7, 1945. The next day, known as V-E Day, Germany signed its unconditional surrender, ending Nazi rule and the war in Europe.

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May 07, 1945