History of VE-Day: End of WWII in Europe 77 Years Ago

Bill Petro
3 min readMay 7, 2022

Seventy-seven years ago today, World War II ended in Europe with the acceptance by the Allies of unconditional surrender from Germany on VE-Day.

Or did it?

May 7, 1945, VE-Day

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Bill Petro

Writer, historian, technologist. Former Silicon Valley tech exec. Author of fascinating articles on history, tech, pop culture, & travel. https://billpetro.com