VE Day: UK to mark 75th anniversary of end of WWII in Europe
Image caption"Across the world, our soldiers, sailors and airmen fought the Nazis with courage, ingenuity and stubborn endurance.
Mr Johnson also wrote to surviving veterans and told them, despite the ongoing lockdown due to coronavirus, their efforts to topple a"ruthless enemy" would"always be remembered".Prime Minister Winston Churchill stands on the balcony of Buckingham Palace alongside the Royal Family on 8 May 1945 At 15:00, Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced on the radio that the war in Europe had come to an end, following Germany's surrender the day before.
He also referred to the virus outbreak, saying:"We owe so much to the generation of VE Day. We must do everything we can to care for and support them through the current crisis."
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