Today marks the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.
What is it?
Victory in Europe Day marks the day in 1945 when Britain and its allies accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany, bringing the war in Europe to an end.
Why is it relevant to Canada?
The 11 months leading up to May 8th 1945 might also have been ‘Canada’s Finest Hour’.
The liberation of the Netherlands, from September 1944 to April 1945, played a key role in the culmination of the Second World War, as the Allied forces closed in on Germany from all sides. The First Canadian Army played a major role in the liberation of the Dutch people who had suffered terrible hunger and hardship under the increasingly desperate German occupiers.
(https://definingmomentscanada.ca/veday75/ and https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/battles-and-stages/liberation-of-netherlands)
Here are some links throughout the day:
Send a Virtual Postcard to someone who served (website)
Read stories of fellow Canadians who served (website)
Project44.ca – Explore WW2 (website)
Victory75.ca – Commemorate VE Day (website)
The Queen will address the World at 4:00PM EST (upcoming video)
Watch King George VI’s VE Day broadcast from 75 years ago (video)
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