On 8 May 1945, the Allies accepted Germany’s surrender, about a week after Adolf Hitler had committed suicide.

World War II ended in 1945

World War 2 ended with the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers.

VE Day and street parties | V-J Day

Germany surrenders 

On 8 May 1945, the Allies accepted Germany’s surrender, about a week after Adolf Hitler had committed suicide.

 

VE Day - Victory in Europe Day

VE Day – Victory in Europe celebrates the end of the Second World War on 8 May 1945.

8 May 1945 - Winston Churchill announced VE Day - Victory in Europe. This day marks the end of WW2 in Europe.

Street parties were held all over Britain to celebrate the end of the war

At 4:56pm on 7 September 1940, the air raid sirens wailed as the German Air Force, the luftwaffe, launched a massive raid on London. Over 350 bombers flew across the Channel from airfields in France and dropped 300 tonnes of bombs on the docks and streets of the East End of London.<br/><br/>

Evacuation means leaving a place. During the Second World War, many children living in big cities and towns were moved temporarily from their homes to places considered safer, usually out in the countryside.

The British evacuation began on Friday 1 September 1939. It was called &apos;Operation Pied Piper&apos;.Between 1939 - 1945 there were three major evacuations in preparation of the German Luftwaffe bombing Britain.<br/><br/>

For almost six years from 1939 to 1945 Britain fought the toughest war it had ever experienced. World War 

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