Last week, President Trump announced plans to officially designate May 8, the date when the Germans signed the articles of surrender to end World War II in Europe, as “Victory Day.” He further ...

The war’s last battle on European soil was fought between Yugoslav partisans and retreating Nazis on May 15, 1945. In 1990, the Soviet Union and Germany decided to establish a museum at the site ...

How did World War II end? In Europe, the war ended following the fall of Berlin to Soviet troops, Adolf Hitler’s suicide, and Germany’s unconditional surrender on May 8.

Trump wrote: "We will not be closing the Country for these two very important Holidays, November 11 and May 8, World War I and World War II, because we already have too many Holidays in America ...

LONDON (AP) — Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday’s 80th anniversary of V-E Day is haunted as much by the specter ...

World War II in Europe ended on May 8, 1945, though the war against Japan continued in the Far East. World War I ended on Nov. 11, 1918, with an armistice between Germany and the Allies, though ...

On May 8, 1945, Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies, ending World War II in Europe. Today, this date is celebrated around the world as VE Day.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would rename May 8, widely known as V-E Day, as “Victory Day for World War II,” so that the United States could celebrate its achievements in that ...

More than 75 years after V-E Day—the German surrender on May 8, 1945, that ended the physical fighting on the Western Front in World War II—myths and misconceptions about the war remain.. TIME ...

Europe is marking one of its most joyous days as it honors the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. V-E Day is also haunted by the specter of current-day conflict in Ukraine.

Other nations—such as Russia, which celebrates its World War II victory on May 9—may view Trump's declarations that the U.S. "did more than any other country, by far" as provocative.