Victory in Europe Day
On 8 May 1945, Winston Churchill announced the end of the Second World War in Europe. It meant defeat for Germany and great rejoicing in Britain.
On 8 May 1945, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced the end of the Second World War in Europe.
Defeat for Germany meant great rejoicing in Britain.
Alan Johnston spoke to people at the centre of celebrations that day including Australian bomber pilot Geoffrey Cornish and British sailor George Broomhead.
These first-hand accounts are brought together with archive recordings in this programme which was first broadcast in 2011.
(Photo: George Broomhead in Trafalgar Square. Credit: Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Fri 6 May 2011 08:50GMT麻豆社 World Service Online- Fri 6 May 2011 12:50GMT麻豆社 World Service Online
- Fri 6 May 2011 16:50GMT麻豆社 World Service Online
- Fri 6 May 2011 21:50GMT麻豆社 World Service Online
- Sat 7 May 2011 00:50GMT麻豆社 World Service Online
- Sat 7 May 2011 02:50GMT麻豆社 World Service Online
- Sat 7 May 2011 18:50GMT麻豆社 World Service Online
- Sun 8 May 2011 01:50GMT麻豆社 World Service Online
- Sun 4 May 2025 07:48GMT麻豆社 Radio 4 FM
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