Voices of VE Day. 75 Years on. Audioboom via ABF website.

[r00fie1]

https://audioboom.com/posts/7575725-voices-of-ve-day-75-years-on

A rich tapestry of VE Day memories from guests including Dame Patricia Routledge, war evacuee Sir Derek Jacobi, former Speaker of the House of Commons Baroness Boothroyd of Sandwell, 102 year old former Gunner Capt Jack Swaab MC, 98 year old former York and Lancaster Regiment officer Geoffrey Winter, 94 year old former ATS Driver Mechanic Barbara Weatherall, 78 year old historian Christopher Lee, 96 year old Bletchley Park veteran Betty Webb, 96 year old Chelsea Pensioner Bob Sullivan and 95 year old former Coldstream Guardsman Allan Jackson: more than 1000 years’ experience distilled into one fascinating podcast.

 

[Anton_Berg]

Funny how we don't commemorate the actual end of WWII (i.e VJ day).

 

[r00fie1]

Funny how we don't commemorate the actual end of WWII (i.e VJ day).

The allies celebrated Victory over Japan on 15th Au8gust 1945, although the Japanese did not sign the official document of surrender until 2nd September 1945.
The Americans, Australasia and the Far East place much more emphasis on what Truman called Victory over Japan Day. It was significant that the attack on Pearl Harbour signaled the official entry of the USA into WWII.

V.E Day signified the end of the 1000-year Reich [!] when Admiral Doenitz sent General Jodl to General Eisenhower in Rheim`s to settle terms for official surrender.
The death of the Reich meant a formal end to torture, barbarism and extermination of millions across Europe and beyond.