PHOTO FROM COMBAT HISTORY OF THE SECOND INFANTRY DIVISION IN WORLD WAR II May 8 marked the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. This photo shows a celebration in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, where U.S. troops were greeted by cheering throngs of local residents after Nazi Germany’s surrender in 1945.
Thursday, May 8, marked the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, the date on which “The Allied Armies, through sacrifice and devotion and with God’s help, have won from Germany a final and unconditional surrender,” as then-President Harry Truman said in 1945.Celebrations took place across Europe, including in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, where Americans had advanced in one of the ...
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