Victory in Europe Day, generally known as VE Day (United Kingdom) or V-E Day (US), is celebrated across Western European states on May 8. The day celebrates the formal acceptance by the Allies of
World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces, marking the end of World War II in Europe.
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| Celebrations in London on 8 May 1945 |
The act of military surrender was first signed at 02:41 on 7 May in SHAEF HQ at Reims. A slightly modified document, considered the definitive German Instrument of Surrender, was signed the following day in Karlshorst, Berlin at 22:43 local time.
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