Tag #Ve Day

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Wartime Childhood Memories: A VE Day Reflection

An 85-year-old recounts their childhood during WWII in London, highlighting the lasting impact of war and contrasting the official VE Day celebrations with their community's prolonged anxieties and losses, urging global cooperation to prevent future conflicts.

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Shetland Bus: Crucial WWII Operation Supporting Norwegian Resistance

During World War II, the clandestine Shetland Bus operation transported hundreds of resistance agents and supplies to Nazi-occupied Norway, rescued over 300 refugees, and suffered 10 lost boats and 44 fatalities while operating from 1940-1945.

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Poppies Return to Tower of London for VE Day Commemoration

Ahead of VE Day's 80th anniversary, a new display of approximately 40,000 ceramic poppies has been installed inside the Tower of London's ramparts, commemorating World War II sacrifices, unlike the 2014 display that used the moat and commemorated World War I.

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Trump Proposes Renaming Veterans Day and VE Day as "Victory Days

Former US President Donald Trump proposed renaming Veterans Day to "Victory Day for World War I" and VE Day to "Victory Day for World War II", claiming the US played a more significant role in the victories than other countries, though this hasn't been enacted.

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RAF Flypast Honors VE Day's 80th Anniversary

RAF personnel from 99 Squadron, including Flt Lt Mike Chandler and Wing Cdr Nicola Lofthouse, participated in a complex flypast over Buckingham Palace on Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, with World War II veteran Denis Bishop sharing his memories of that day.

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