The
World Celebrates
7 May, 1945 VE Day. Victory in Europe. A day to remember forever.
The 808 tank destroyer battalion was in Linz (Passau) Austria. There had been heavy fighting the day before.
With VE Day came clean water, reconstruction, an end to war in Europe!
On VE Day the world rejoiced.
Sometime after VE Day the 808 TD was able to organize their equipment and go home!
See the links below for more detailed information:
Victory in
Europe - VE Day.
We have documents that are synopsis of the original documents. We also have copies of the original documents. You can then read President Truman announce the end of the war in Europe in this Proclomation. Finally, we have, in print, British Broadcasting Announce VE Day.
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