Post by Administrator on May 5, 2021 17:35:50 GMT
VE Day - or 'Victory in Europe Day' - marks the day towards the end of World War Two (WW2) when fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe came to an end.
On 8 May 1945, Prime Minister Winston Churchill made an announcement on the radio at 3pm that the war in Europe had come to an end, following Germany's surrender the day before.
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Western Approaches HQ - The Battle of the Atlantic Experience
Countdown to VE Day...5th May, 1945
On this day, the home of the German navy, Kiel, fell into British hands, and with it the secrets of several new types of U-boats which, had they reached the sea, could have turned the course of the Battle of the Atlantic once again in the German's favour.
Elements of the Royal Navy were at the very vanguard of the British assault on Kiel, with 30 Assault Unit, Ian Fleming's elite commando unit, racing ahead of the frontline British troops.
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On 8 May 1945, Prime Minister Winston Churchill made an announcement on the radio at 3pm that the war in Europe had come to an end, following Germany's surrender the day before.
LINK
Western Approaches HQ - The Battle of the Atlantic Experience
Countdown to VE Day...5th May, 1945
On this day, the home of the German navy, Kiel, fell into British hands, and with it the secrets of several new types of U-boats which, had they reached the sea, could have turned the course of the Battle of the Atlantic once again in the German's favour.
Elements of the Royal Navy were at the very vanguard of the British assault on Kiel, with 30 Assault Unit, Ian Fleming's elite commando unit, racing ahead of the frontline British troops.
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