How Coventry celebrated VE Day in 1945

How Coventry celebrated VE Day in 1945

80 years after the German armed forces surrendered to the Allies we look back to see how a city rejoiced

VE Day: See historic photos after World War II fighting ended in Europe

See photos from the first VE Day in 1945, when the world celebrated the surrender of Nazi Germany.

VE Day as it happened live in 1945 as Brits celebrated end of WW2 in Europe

As the country marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day, follow our unique live blog to relive the key events and images from the day as it happened hour-by-hour

All that is dire in Britain now was seen in the tawdry way it celebrated VE Day

My first thoughts on hearing news of the (inevitable) retaliatory attacks by India on Pakistan were not on the many unfortunate victims (with many more to come)…

‘A bullet through his helmet narrowly missed Dad’s head’

IN 1944 Pat Firth’s father Major Ezra Rhodes fought in the battle of Kohima, an important turning point in the Burma Campaign of World War II, when British and Indian forces successfully defended Kohima and halted the Japanese advance into India. In February this year, Pat fulfilled a dream to visit the spot where her father had served. She shares her father’s WWII story with Wokingham.Today. “Visiting the place where Dad served was a very emoti…

Royal Warwickshire Regiment’s role in final days of WW2 told in new exhibition

THE FINAL days of the Second World War are explored in a new exhibition at The Fusilier Museum Warwick to mark VE Day. Victory 80: The Royal Warwickshire Regiment and the End of World War Two, running until July 22, commemorates the 80th anniversary highlighting the role of Royal Warwickshire Regiment in the last crucial stages of the war, and focusing on key figures and the roles they played. On display are rare objects linked to the surrender …