World War II: Why Poland does not celebrate May 8

Johann Nindl, Bärbauer in Bramberg in Salzburg, was nine years old at the time of the liberation. When he talks about the war, he still gets damp eyes. In Zell am See, 8 May 1945 is considered a liberation date. With the "Krone", the now 89-year-old remembers back.

As in London, New York or Paris, there was no cheer in Austria on 8 May 1945, but relief and, despite all the difficulties, hope.

Politicians from all corners of Germany describe 8 May 1945 as "the day of liberation." The historical reality is more complicated. A review of the changing interpretations.

On 8 May 1945 the German occupation of Poland ended, but the new Soviet began. Historian Klaus Bachmann explains the end of the war from the perspective of Warsaw.

On the occasion of the National Victory Day, Tusk met on Thursday with soldiers of the 1st Warsaw Armoured Brigade, which is part of the 18th Mechanised Division. "We know that in our Polish mouths the word 'victory' from 1945 has a bitter taste. We remember the drama of World War II. We still have the trauma of the September defeat and that very ambiguous victory from 80 years ago," he said. "We are meeting here today, in the presence of over 2…

On May 8, 1945, World War II officially ended with Germany's unconditional surrender. However, Soviet "liberation" cost us billions of dollars and half a century of economic collapse.