Throughout the world throngs of people hail the end of the war in europe. It is five years and more since hitler marched into poland. Years full of suffering and death and sacrifice. Now the war against germany is won. A grateful nation gives thanks for victory. Hundreds of thousands crowd into american churches to give thanks to god. President truman announced the official surrender. This is a solemn but glorious hour. I wish that franklin d. Roosevelt had lived to see this day. General eisenhower informs me that the forces of germany have surrendered to the United Nations. The flags of freedom fly all over europe. For this victory we join in offering our thanks to the providence which has guided and sustained us through the dark days of adversity and into light. Much remains to be done. The victory won in the west must now be won in the east. The whole world must be cleansed of the evil from which half of the world has been freed. United, the peaceloving nations have demonstrated in
Won. A grateful nation gives thanks for victory. Hundreds of thousands crowd into american churches to give thanks to god. And president truman announced the surrender. This is a solemn but glorious our. I wish that Franklin D Roosevelt had wished had lived to see this day. General eisenhower informs me that the forces of germany have surrendered to the United Nations. The flags of freedom fly all over europe. For this victory, we join in offering our thanks to the providence which has guided and sustained us through the dark days of adversity and into light. Much remains to be done. The victory one in the west the victory won in the west must now be one in the east. The whole world must be cleansed of the people from which half of the world has been freed. Nationsthe peaceloving have demonstrated, and the west, that their arms are stronger by far than the might of dictators or the tyranny of military cliques that once called us weak. Our people to defend themselves against all enemies
Politically, militarily. Country, ourhis views on gender and racial equality are shaped by the experiences in world war ii. There were black americans, hundreds of thousands of them, who served in the war mostly in allblack units. It was a segregated military. Many of them had a double v campaign. Victory against fascist opponents overseas and victory against racism at home. And the dignity, the empowerment, the sense of service, the sense of cohesion that that experience brought to black america was a propulsion system for the Civil Rights Movement after the war. The same for gender equality. We had 19 million american women working outside of the home during world war ii. Many of them went back to the homemakers after the war. But you dont put that genie back in the model for long. It showed women that they had an opportunity to do whatever men could do, that they could do things that men could do as well, if not better. Whether it was riveting together a ship, working in a science l
Mark Rick Atkinson author of the guns at last lights of the war in western europe 1944 to 1945. The Program Starts with an archival newsreel from may of 1945 showing the signing the surrender and the statement from president harry truman. What im this year marks the 75th trying to find a good yeah theory had lived to see this day generalize and how are informed me that the forces of germany have surrendered to the United Nations the flags of freedom fly all over europe for this victory we join in offering our thanks to the providence which is guided and sustained us through the dark days of adversity and into light much remains to be done the victory one in the west must now be one in the east the whole world must be cleansed of the evil from which half the world has been freed. United the peaceloving nation have demonstrated in the west that their arms are stronger by far than the might of dictators or the tyranny of military that once called us salt and wheat the power of our people
Allied troops was very small. Discipline was quite admirable. Say, among the soviet troops less so, i would say, among the soviet troops coming from the east. That was part of the price and the pain of victory. Host lets go back to calls and hear from lorenz in st. Paul, minnesota. Caller thank you for the opportunity. Ill try to be quick. Two comments. One, i always admired eisenhower for having to pull in citizens from the town near the concentration camps so that they could witness what the nazis nazi regime did but thats not my question. My question is, studying world war ii is so impactful for studying where we are today from a political, military, and social perspective. You can comment on that particularly as it relates to the politics involved in making both the atomic and Hydrogen Bombs post world war. Thank you for the opportunity and i look forward to hearing your comments. Guest thanks for the call, lawrence. Yeah, the consequences of world war ii are extraordinary socially