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  1. “An officer – he must have been a new arrival, and a right clown – ran out in front of the company and shouted, with enthusiasm: ‘Men! The war in Europe is over!’”

    —George MacDonald Fraser spent VE Day in 1945 waiting to attack a Japanese-held village in Burma – from his memoir QUARTERED SAFE OUT HERE:

    #Scottish #literature #memoir #ww2 #Burma #warmemoir #VEDay

  2. Today is not just results day, it's the 81st anniversary of #VEDay. Thanks to their sacrifice, you got the opportunity to vote. #LestWeForget 🌺

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    #Birmingham
    #BirminghamUK 
    #BrumVotes26
    #Bromsgrove
    #B31Voices #BVoices

  3. Cantie in seaside simmer on the dunes,
    I fling awa my dowp of cigarette
    whaur bairns hae biggit castles out of sand
    and watch the reik rise frae the parapet…

    —Robert Garioch Sutherland (1909–1987), “During a Music Festival”

    asls.org.uk/publications/books

    #Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #warpoetry #WW2 #VEDay #Scots #Scotslanguage

  4. For a limited time only. mybook.to/TalesofLoveandWar Lest we forget their sacrifice and courage. #WW1 #WW2 #VEDay 'Should be required reading'

  5. For a limited time only. mybook.to/TalesofLoveandWar Lest we forget their sacrifice and courage. #WW1 #WW2 #VEDay 'Should be required reading'

  6. For a limited time only. mybook.to/TalesofLoveandWar Lest we forget their sacrifice and courage. #WW1 #WW2 #VEDay 'Should be required reading'

  7. For a limited time only. mybook.to/TalesofLoveandWar Lest we forget their sacrifice and courage. #WW1 #WW2 #VEDay 'Should be required reading'

  8. For a limited time only. mybook.to/TalesofLoveandWar Lest we forget their sacrifice and courage. #WW1 #WW2 #VEDay 'Should be required reading'

  9. When VE Day finally came in May 1945 it was met with relief, exhaustion, and cynicism. Was the #SecondWorldWar in Europe really over?

    🔓 This archive article is free for #VEDay

    historytoday.com/archive/featu

  10. Спаси́бо! Thank you! Merci!

    And thank you in many more languages.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_o

  11. 🌍 In honor of VE Day when Nazi Germany officially surrendered to the Allied Forces on this day in 1945, we're highlighting our World War II History Collection. Get ready to capture students' attention and imagination with primary sources, personal stories, and the visual storytelling power of film.

    Combine free short documentary films from the World War II Foundation full of first-person stories with our free classroom-ready discussion guides. These lessons help students discover the vital wartime contributions of the codebreakers of Bletchley Park, the Tuskegee Airmen, women at war and more.🌟

    The discussion guides include background information, questions for writing or discussion, and additional resources. They're perfect for US History, World War II History, and World History classes! Pick and choose what you want to use. 📚🎬

    Learn more: journeysinfilm.org/film/world-

    @histodons @militaryhistory

    #VEDay #VictoryDay #WorldWarII #May8 #OTD #Education #Homeschooling #Movies #Documentary

  12. Спаси́бо! Thank you! Merci!

  13. If you see one these in your rear view mirror 🪞 glibe bomber orc pilots of #muscovy #russia it's already too late! #SlavaUkraine 💪🏾🇺🇦

    Towards #VEDay 2.0 🏆 in #Europe 🇪🇺
    #SlavaNATO ⚔️

    Repost from @the.changeintime

    🔥 F-16 #F16 Dream Vipers 🐍of Justice ⚖️

    🇧🇪 Belgian Air Component F-16 Fighting Falcon 🦅
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    #f16viper #f16falcon #f16fightingfalcon
    #dreamviper

  14. Victory ✌️ #VEDay for democracy and humanity over emergent fascism is coming to skies over #Ukraine🇺🇦 ! Our gernerations new' 300 🛡️' guarding our hot gates "Thermopylae 🇬🇷 "

    #SkavaUkraine 💪🇺🇦 #SlavaNATO Repost from @airforce_worldwide

    Eurofighter #Typhoon 🇸🇦
    • 🎥 @abady777 •

    🌍 // #aircraft #military #airforce #team_worldwide #airforcelover #militaryaircraft #militaryaviation

  15. Der 8. Mai 1945 war der #TagDerBefreiung!
    Es war keine Niederlage, denn #Freiheit und #Demokratie wurden wiederGEWONNEN.
    Lasst sie uns erhalten.
    #8Mai #8May #VEday !B