V-E Day

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V-E Day

(vē′ē′)

May 8, 1945, the day on which the Allies announced the surrender of German forces in Europe.

[V(ictory in) E(urope) Day.]

V-E Day

(Military) the day marking the Allied victory in Europe in World War II (May 8, 1945)

V-E Day

May 8, 1945, the day of victory in Europe for the Allies in World War II.

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V-E Day - the date of Allied victory in Europe, World War II

8 May 1945

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V-E Day

[ˌviːˈiːdeɪ] N ABBR =Victory in Europe Day → día m de la victoria en Europa

V-E DAY

El 8 de mayo se celebra en el Reino Unido y Estados Unidos el Día de la Victoria Europea o V-E Day: Victory in Europe Day. En este día se conmemora la victoria del ejército aliado en Europa en la Segunda Guerra Mundial en 1945. El 15 de agosto se conmemora el Día de la Victoria sobre Japón o V-J Day: Victory over Japan Day, que ocurrió también en 1945.

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Sixty-odd years after V-E day, fresh reminders of the barbaric nature of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust still drift to the surface to horrify us yet again.

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Not only did the nation - and the world - just celebrate the 60th anniversary of V-E Day and the fall of Nazi Germany, but I am personally coming upon the 10th anniversary of my father's death.

A DAY TO PAY RESPECTS WORLD WAR II VETS' ACCOUNTS MUST BE RECORDED NOW

Battle of the Bulge Also Debuts as Part of Warner Home Video's World War II Collection: Battlefront Europe Marking the 60th Anniversary of V-E Day