Victory in Europe Day (VE Day)
German General Alfred Jodl signed the unconditional surrender document that formally ended war in Europe on behalf of the armed forces of Nazi Germany in Reims (France
“In accordance with arrangements between the three great powers, tomorrow, Tuesday, will be treated as Victory in Europe Day and will be regarded as a holiday.”
Around much of the Western world, people gathered in public places to celebrate the end of this phase of the war.
Massive crowds gathered in Los Angeles , Chicago , Miami and New York 's Times Square . Moscow and London Buckingham Palace for the first time since the beginning of the war and giant searchlights formed an enormous ‘V’ in the night sky above St. Paul
But what if the war had gone differently? What if VE Day was celebrated not by the Western Allies, but by the Axis powers instead??
That is a question frequently posed in alternate history scenarios in fiction, film and fantasies ...
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very interesting. most people don't know how close it was to happening. if hitler had kept bombing radar stations and raf bases instead of stupidly starting to bomb cities he would have won.
ReplyDeleteThe History Channel's 'Hitler's Britain' suggest just how much planning Germany put into the occupation and post war period. Have to wonder what the Euro Zone would look like now if things had gone just a little differently ...
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