- What (and When) Is V-J Day? - The National WWII Museum
They have signed terms of unconditional surrender ” The president went on to proclaim the following day, Sunday, September 2, “to be V-J Day—the day of formal surrender by Japan ” The United States still marks each September 2 as V-J Day with ceremonies honoring the sacrifices of the men and women who served in the Pacific war
- My Day: The End of World War II - The National WWII Museum
In her August 15, 1945, My Day column, Eleanor Roosevelt reflects on the mixed emotions following the announcement of peace, mourning the war’s losses while urging world leaders to use atomic energy for the benefit of all humanity and to work toward a unified, peaceful future
- The Liberation of Auschwitz - The National WWII Museum
The day after liberation, the Extraordinary Soviet State Commission for the Investigation of the Crimes of the German-Fascist Aggressors began their investigation into the crimes committed at Auschwitz
- Over-the-Shore Logistics of D-Day - The National WWII Museum
Over-the-Shore Logistics of D-Day Within 48 hours of the amphibious assault, over 130,000 GIs and some 17,000 vehicles came ashore With more troops and equipment arriving daily, the amount of supplies required to support this force grew exponentially
- V-J Day | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
The United Kingdom announced that its official V-J Day would be the next day, August 15, 1945, and Americans exuberantly joined in that day’s merriment, too Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day) would officially be celebrated in the United States on the day formal surrender documents were signed aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay: September 2
- November 11, 1918: Memory and War - The National WWII Museum
As Americans celebrate Veteran’s Day, it is necessary and appropriate that we should pause to reflect on the historical occasion and circumstances of this day of honor and remembrance for those who serve in our Armed Forces At 11:00 a m on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the guns on the Western front finally fell silent after over four long years of war The Great War was a global
- D-Day: The Allies Invade Europe - The National WWII Museum
In May 1944, the Western Allies were finally prepared to deliver their greatest blow of the war, the long-delayed, cross-channel invasion of northern France, code-named Overlord
- The Death of Adolf Hitler - The National WWII Museum
How Did Hitler Die? As Soviet soldiers scoured the burning streets of Berlin above his head searching for him, on April 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler began his normal work routine that morning deep in the bunker under the Reich Chancellery building Ten days before, he had emerged from the bunker into daylight on his birthday He inspected, with a trembling hand, a group of boys sent to defend the
|