Discover a few interesting things you might not know about Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945—from royal princesses in conga lines to Stalin's demanding a second Nazi surrender.

After the catastrophic German defeat at Stalingrad, many believe the fighting simply stopped but for over 11,000 trapped German soldiers, surrender was never an option. In this gripping World War II ...

REIMS, France (AP) — When Allied forces brought World War II in Europe and the Holocaust to an end 80 years ago this week, AP reporters and photographers were there, chronicling the Nazis’ historic ...

LONDON — Eighty years ago, the Allies announced they had accepted Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender. What became known as Victory in Europe Day marked the end of World War II in Europe, prior to ...

Award-winning German director Wim Wenders has revisited the French school where Nazi Germany signed its initial 1945 surrender for a short film released Monday, days before Europe marks 80 years since ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BERLIN (AP) — Central Berlin was in ruins ...

PARIS (AP) — As France prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nazi surrender to Allied forces, survivors of World War II reflect on painful memories of fear, deprivation and persecution shaped ...