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When, exactly, did World War II end? The answer depends on where you are from. The war officially ended in the early hours of May 7 1945, when General Jodl signed Germany’s unconditional surrender at the Allied headquarters in Reims, effective from the following day. Thousands took to the streets…

Some NATO troops will also attend Friday's commemoration of the defeat of the Red Army at the Battle of Warsaw.

As the world celebrates 80 years since the defeat of Nazi Germany, Victory in Europe Day events this year take place under the shadow of the war in Ukraine and shifting global allegiances. While Emmanuel Macron presides over solemn tributes in Paris, China's Xi Jinping and Brazil’s Lula da Silva…

Hardly any other country marks the end of World War II with the same fanfare and fervor as Russia, for which the victory over Nazi Germany 80 years ago remains a source of immense pride and a defining moment of history

Military armistice ending second world war was signed in this nondescript Reims schoolhouse before VE Day

Central Berlin was in ruins after the Red Army completed the Allied victory over the Nazis in an intense fight for the German capital in May 1945

After three months of fighting, the winter war concludes with Finland ceding territory to Russia but managing to remain an autonomous country

On January 27 2025, political dignitaries and Holocaust survivors will gather in Oswiecim (Auschwitz) in Poland. They will attend the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps by the Red Army.

When, in the late 1980s, I began my research on the architectural history of the Auschwitz death camp, Jan. 27 wasn’t marked on any official calendar as a special day of commemoration.