German resistance in Dunkirk at end of Second World War

German resistance in Dunkirk at end of Second World War

80 years ago, on 8 May 1945, Nazi Germany capitulated, bringing the Second World War in Europe to an end. Although a large part of France was no longer occupied, there were still "pockets" of German resistance in several northern towns. Dunkirk, best known as the site of the remarkable evacuation of British and French troops in the spring of 1940, was one of them. In ruins, the town was liberated the day after the capitulation, the German soldie…

By RAF CASERT and DANICA KIRKA LONDON (AP) — While the end of World War II in Europe marked one of the happiest days the continent has ever known, the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marked Thursday, is as much marked by the specter of current conflicts as by the celebration of the defeat of the ultimate evil. Hitler’s Nazi Germany finally surrendered after a half-decade of invading other European powers and spreading racial hatred that led to genoc…

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COLUMN. The only certainty is that the international order built after 1945 has collapsed, and the one that must succeed it is yet to be constructed, writes Le Monde columnist Sylvie Kauffmann.

On 8 May 1945 the Second World War ended. This is also remembered in Baden-Württemberg with several events.