Im sorry we so much got to thank you for joining us germany is marking the end of the 2nd world war on the 8th of may 1905 the heads of the german army signed the articles of Unconditional Surrender to the allied powers in berlin the day is marked as victory in europe day by the western allies in germany the date has come to be seen as a day of liberation from nazi dictatorship now the main ceremony is about to start in berlin its being held at the german central memorial for the victims of war and dictatorship and we are following the ceremony there as we said about to begin in central berlin. And we have our chief Political Correspondent and a crane with us here in our studio and on the ground in central and following the commemorations for us is a simon young and simon i want to start with you tell us more about how this day is being remembered in germany. Well as you mentioned the 8th of may is the day of liberation in germany as its now referred to this year its been made for the
2nd world war we just heard as we said a german president 5 other steinmeyer speaking and in a little bit well look at how the day has been marked in france and in the u. K. But 1st heres a look back at the events that led to the deceit of nazi germany. The allied landings in normandy began on the night of june the 5th 1944 the strategy was to trap the German Forces by opening up a 2nd front to the west for the allies there was a terrible price to pay. In january 1045 the soviet red army liberated auschwitz concentration camp most of the prisoners had already been deported by the s. S. More than a 1000000 mostly jewish inmates were murdered in the camp. By february soviet troops were engaged in house to house fighting cross train on the river in poland was the bridgehead for the assault on berlin. Early that month allied commanders met in yeltsin on the Crimean Peninsula stallin roosevelt and churchill sat down to decide how germany would be carved up and the future shape of europe. In
A key state of that unconfirmed reports say he is still after undergoing heart surgery and. How are you going to help me with. Musicians look for alternative ways of making money as concerts are cancelled and the Live Performances staged a. Im sorry so much kind of good to have you with us the southern german state of bavaria has canceled the october fest beer festival because of the corona virus the event attracts more than 6000000. 00 visitors every year and authorities feared allowing it to go ahead would lead to a spike in infections as we report the move is likely to take both the financial and emotional toll. No crowded party tents giant mugs of beer or packed out parades. Germanys biggest festival has been cancelled for the 1st time since world war 2. Large events are currently banned in germany until the end of august october 1st was supposed to start on september 19th but Officials Say the risk of infection during the coronavirus pandemic is just too high 2. Which is painful f
Dehumanization of the people can evolve too deeply destructive ends. People of all ages and backgrounds with our mission to never forget that intolerance leading to this day if you are interested in the information of upcoming events, please join our mailing list it can be at the admissions desk. I also invite you to become a member of the museums vibrant community we are honored to have with us tonight to celebrate the holocaust survivor max eisen he was saved from certain death at auschwitz by a polish physician who employed him as a cleaner in the operating room. His 2016 memoir, by chance alone chronicles his liberation and continued healing and by chance alone tonight we celebrate the launch of the book and we have the privilege to hear mr. Eisen in conversation with the producer of 60 minutes jerry finkelstein. And with the impeachment coverage tonight at the conclusion of tonights program we invite you to join us for a book signing in the lobby it is available for purchase in th
That before says can operate freely in subsaharan africa. Hello im Christine Wonderwall come to the program the 7 german stage off the area has canceled the october face to be effaced of all because of the coronavirus the event attracts more than 6000000. 00 visitors every year and all 4 as he has feared allowing it to go ahead would lead to a spike in infections. No crowded party tents giant mugs of beer or packed out parades. Germanys biggest festival has been cancelled for the 1st time since world war 2. Large events are currently banned in germany until the end of august october 1st. Supposed to start on september 19th but Officials Say the risk of infection during the coronavirus pandemic is just too high 2 2. Which is painful for us its a great pity because with many things this is not a normal year and this is going to be a year without the 1st. About 6000000. 00 visitors flock to the october 1st every year crowding the Festival Grounds but also the host city munich the cancella