Trafalgar Square

:For other places with the same name, see Trafalgar Square (disambiguation).

VE Day celebrations

Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day or VE Day) was May 8, 1945, the date when the Allies during the Second World War formally celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich.

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Victory in Europe Day - 1945 - Second World War

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Trafalgar square was filled with British subjects wanting to hear the formal announcement by Sir Winston Churchill that the war was over: it was packed to bursting point. Trafalgar square was used as a place of celebration and people from all over the country came there. A diary extract told how a father took his 3 children and wife to Trafalgar square, and they all held on to a piece of washing line so they didn't get lost in the massive crowd.

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On Sunday 8 April 2005 the BBC held a concert to celebrate the 60th anniversary of VE Day which was hosted by Eamonn Holmes and Natasha Kaplinsky. Many people who lived during the war attended, and many of the much younger generation, but most importantly many old veterans came and told the stories of their hardships during the six years of war.

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Sunday - 8 April - 2005 - BBC - Anniversary - VE Day - Eamonn Holmes - Natasha Kaplinsky

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