"Victory in Europe". 8 May 1945 was the day on which the WW2 Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. Throughout Britain street parties were held. In the centre of London people celebrated by gathering in crowds in Trafalgar Square and surrounding streets.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
VE Day
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Dwight D Eisenhower - Kingston
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander, allied forces Europe, Genera...
Last V2 rocket in Kingston upon Thames
The plaque says that 8 people were killed but has the names of only five: fou...
The Island mural
This mural repays some examination. Firstly, looking at the buildings in the ...
Victory in Europe Day - Woolwich 1
The quotation is one of several variations on the same theme. Possible origin...
Victory in Europe Day - Woolwich 2
This tree was planted by Frank Lerner on 8th October 2011 to mark Victory in ...
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Hampden Bomber P4399 Crash
At around 4 am, the plane is thought to have got caught in an electrical storm when it was returning from a bombing raid on Cologne. Three of the crew and three civilians were killed after the plan...
1 memorial
Putney Debates
The significance of this event is that it is one of, if not, the first recorded public discussions of democratic principles, worldwide. These debates were held to resolve disputes within the New M...
1 memorial
Bethnal Green WW2 disaster
The worst civilian disaster of WW2. 173 men, women and children lost their lives as they went down into Bethnal Green underground air raid shelter in response to a siren. They died not from a bomb ...
2 memorials
Wesley's second conversion
Wesley attended a meeting convened by James Hutton in Nettleton Court, off Aldersgate Street or at 28 Aldersgate Street. Here he felt a "warming of the heart". Three memorials all erected in slight...
3 memorials