What did VE Day look like? Amazing colour pictures show Britain celebrate the end of World War Two 75 years ago
COLOUR pictures have been released of VE Day to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Britain’s triumph over the Nazis.
Proud Brits will commemorate the 75th anniversary since the end of World War II in Europe on VE Day on May 8, 2020.
Images in the collection show Winston Churchill being swarmed by joyous Brits, a street party taking place in Manchester and a group of Londoners crammed onto an RAF lorry posing with victory symbols and smiles.
Another picture shows a group of 300 schoolchildren posing at a “V” for victory shaped table.
The term VE Day was first coined as early as September 1944, to honour the eventual date of World War Two in Europe.
On May 8, 1945, fighting drew to a halt as the Germans surrendered to the allies, marking the end of Adolf Hitler’s war and sparking celebrations around the world.
The event is regarded as one of the biggest celebrations in British history.
It commemorates the formal acceptance of Nazi Germany’s surrender by the allied forces at the end of the Second World War.
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On 30 April 1945, Adolf Hitler committed suicide.
Karl Dönitz succeeded him as the German head of state, going on to negotiate an end to the war with the allied forces, which was made up of nations including Britain, the US, France and Russia.
It heralded the beginning of the end of the Second World War, a conflict that cost millions of lives.
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