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It was 1945, the war was over. Slowly, painfully, life came back to the ruins of europe. The war was over, but there was no peace. Despair crouched over the continent. Hopelessness circled europe like a bird of prey. Why . What were the forces . What were the issues in a war that turned nations into rubble heaps . And populations into beggars . The people wanted the answers. They wanted to know what happened and why. In the palace of justice in nuremburg, the people of the world came together. For there is at the International Military tribunal to judge the chief nazi war criminals. Justice robert jackson, the chief american prosecutor, makes the Opening Statement for the prosecution. Of opening the first trial in history. [inaudible] the privilege of opening the first trial in history for crimes against the piece of the world, imposes a grave responsibility. The w ....
A grateful nation gives thanks for victory. Hundreds of thousands crowd into americas churches to give thanks to god. President truman announced he official surrender, this is a solemn, but glorious our. I wish that franklin d. Roosevelt had live to see this day. General eisenhower 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 won in the west must now be won in the east the whole world must be cleansed of the evil from which half the world has been freed. United the peaceloving nations have demonstrated in the west that their arms are stronger by far than the might of dictators or the tyranny of military clicks that once called us salt and wheat the power of our people to defend themselves against all enemies will be proved in t ....
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 free ....
The date is known as ve day, or victory in europe day. A conversation with Rick Atkinson, author of the guns at last light. 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 in ....