To-morrow we shall pay a particular tribute to our RussianĬomrades, whose prowess in the field has been one of the grand To-day, perhaps, we shall think mostly of Unconditional surrender already signed at Rheims, nor should it prevent usįrom celebrating to-day and to-morrow (Wednesday) as Victory in Europe Nation the facts communicated to us by General Eisenhower of the This does not, in our opinion, with the best militaryĪdvice at our disposal, constitute any reason for withholding from the Surprising that on such long fronts and in the existing disorder of theĮnemy the orders of the German High Command should not in every case be
Will, of course, deprive themselves of the protection of the laws of war,Īnd will be attacked from all quarters by the Allied troops. Russian troops, but should they continue to do so after midnight they The Germans are still in places resisting the The front, and our dear Channel Islands are also to be freed to-day.
Lives the "Cease fire" began yesterday to be sounded all along Hostilities will end officially at one minuteĪfter midnight to-night (Tuesday, 8th May), but in the interests of saving The German representatives willīe Field-Marshal Keitel, Chief of the High Command, and the Commanders-in-Ĭhief of the German Army, Navy, and Air Forces. Sign on behalf of the Soviet High Command. Tassigny will sign on behalf of General Eisenhower. To-day this agreement will be ratified andĬonfirmed at Berlin, where Air Chief Marshal Tedder, Deputy SupremeĬommander of the Allied Expeditionary Force, and General de Lattre de General Susloparov signed on behalf of the Russian High Command. On behalf of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force, and General Bedell Smith, Chief of Staff of theĪllied Expeditionary Force, and General Francois Sevez signed the document In Europe to the Allied Expeditionary Force, and simultaneously to the The act of unconditional surrender of all German Land, sea, and air forces Headquarters, General Jodl, the representative of the German High Command,Īnd Grand Admiral Doenitz, the designated head of the German State, signed Men of 7th Armoured Division showing off a souvenir of war.ĥth RTR souvenir in the shape of a captured German Staff Car. 'D' Squadron, 11th Hussars VE Day Bonfireĭivisional Order of the Day, 9th May 1945. If for any reason not all the picturesĪppear please refresh your browser to re-load the page. Please note that this page contains many photoįiles so it can take some time to load. Gokel, just North of Hamburg, when the announcement that the war in Europe hadĮnded was made, by Winston Churchill at 3pm that day. On 8th May 1945, the Division was concentrated around the German town of Place your mouse over the picture to read more and click on them To read more about the days leading upto and shortly after VE day please go to theĮngagements 1945 page. VE Day and Victory Parade Commemoration Special PageĮvents surrounding the end of the Second World War on 8th May 1945, called VEĭay and the later Victory Parade in Berlin on 21st July 1945, which the Desert VE Day & Berlin Victory Parade Commemoration Page
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