VE Day (Victory in Europe Day) on May 8. VE Day celebrates the end of World War II in Europe, which occurred on May 8, 1945, when the Allies accepted Germany's surrender. Four days of celebration ...

It had been 2:41am in Reims, France, when German envoys signed the act of unconditional surrender inside a red‑brick schoolhouse that served as General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s headquarters. Among the ...