Uploaded May 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Victory in Europe Day was celebrated on May 8th, 1945 after German military leaders signed the act of military surrender in Berlin, Germany. This was the day that the Allies of World War II accepted Germany’s unconditional surrender.

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