80 Years of End of War: What War Means Today

On 8 May 1945 the Second World War ended in Europe. Since then peace has prevailed in Germany, but wars and conflicts are increasing worldwide. What war means today.

80 years ago the Second World War ended in Europe. Why is the day of liberation not a national holiday? And how is the end of the war celebrated in other countries?

80 years ago, the Second World War ended in Europe with the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. However, most Germans were not victims that had to be freed.

"Ah, the little bit of war: People who grew up in the midst of violence and destruction often carry this pain unconsciously with them all their lives. Publisher Sabine Bode about war children – and how their experience continues.

On 8 May 1945 the Second World War ended in Europe. Anne Priller-Rauschenberg tells what it means to be a child in war. Today she says: Whoever chooses the AfD has learned nothing from history. Anne Priller-Rauschenberg tells today about her experiences as a German child in World War II. Image: imago-images.deOn 8 May 1945 the Second World War ended in Europe. Anne Priller-Rauschenberg tells what it means to be a child in war. Today she says: Wh…

MAINZ. "Our future needs memory. While the voices of the survivors of the Shoah and the human crimes of the Second World War are increasingly mute, the voices that want to forget this chapter of German history, which threaten our democratic societies and attack our peaceful coexistence in Europe, said Prime Minister Alexander Schweitzer on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of [...]