In europe was declared over. In berlin, chancellor merkel has laid a wreath at germanys central war memorial. In france, president macron has led a small ceremony at the arc de triomphe in paris. Commemorations in the uk have been adapted to reflect social distancing measures, but people are still being encouraged to celebrate safely at home. To those who were there, it seems a lifetime ago, but the scenes they witnessed on that spring day in 1945 have never left them. A tidal wave of euphoria and excitement filling the city streets to overflowing, and reaching every corner of the british isles. Archive in an old and tattered tent, there occurred the greatest battlefield surrender of this or any other war. The instrument of germanys Unconditional Surrender was signed. The fighting in europe had effectively been over for several days since the first surrender documents had been signed. But for millions of people, this was the moment to begin a party that would last through the night. We
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