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Title: VE Day
Post by: Jack55 on May 08, 2003, 11:55:17 AM
Today is Victory in Europe day, as in the day the Axis were defeated in Europe during WW2.  

VJ is in August, and since it was the end of the whole mess, it is a state holiday in Rhode Island.  I'm not sure if VE or VJ days are celibrated anywhere else.
Title: VE Day
Post by: hawk220 on May 08, 2003, 12:10:46 PM
I'm glad its celebrated somewhere.. its hardly a blip on the evening news here. maybe if they need to fill 15 seconds of airtime.
Title: VE Day
Post by: gofaster on May 08, 2003, 12:17:07 PM
Maybe I can convince the wife to see "Saving Private Ryan" instead of "Friends" tonight.
Title: VE Day
Post by: Saurdaukar on May 08, 2003, 01:31:31 PM
both sides of the conflict for their sacrifice.  Glad the Allies came out on top... I got a D in German at university.
Title: VE Day
Post by: funkedup on May 08, 2003, 11:59:00 PM
"at University"

Are you some kind of Limey prevert?
Title: VE Day
Post by: Mini D on May 09, 2003, 12:05:29 AM
Its recognized in the southern states, just not as "VE" day.  Rather, its called "WSYA" day. (We saved your ass)

MiniD
Title: VE Day
Post by: Saurdaukar on May 09, 2003, 12:39:48 AM
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Originally posted by funkedup
"at University"

Are you some kind of Limey prevert?


No.. but my attempts to be just like Dowding have obviously not gone without notice...
Title: Re: VE Day
Post by: midnight Target on May 09, 2003, 09:35:42 AM
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Originally posted by Jack55
Today is Victory in Europe day, as in the day the Axis were defeated in Europe during WW2.  

VJ is in August, and since it was the end of the whole mess, it is a state holiday in Rhode Island.  I'm not sure if VE or VJ days are celibrated anywhere else.


Why not September 2nd?
Title: VE Day
Post by: straffo on May 09, 2003, 09:55:25 AM
what happened september 2nd ?
Title: VE Day
Post by: midnight Target on May 09, 2003, 10:07:21 AM
(http://cache.ussmissouri.org/images/JapaneseDelegation_l.jpg)

Japanese Surrender on the USS Missouri
Title: VE Day
Post by: Furball on May 09, 2003, 10:50:47 AM
those guns are hauuuuge!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
Title: VE Day
Post by: straffo on May 09, 2003, 04:03:47 PM
Oops ...
I thought it was early (in fact I thought it was at the end of aout)
Title: Re: Re: VE Day
Post by: Jack55 on May 09, 2003, 09:11:07 PM
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Originally posted by midnight Target
Why not September 2nd?



http://www.dlt.state.ri.us/lmi/business/holidays.htm (http://)


I think it marks the day when they got the informal surrender from the Japanese.

They move Victory Day around to make a three day weekend, so the holiday moves a little from year to year.
Title: Re: VE Day
Post by: LLv34_Snefens on May 10, 2003, 05:09:43 AM
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Originally posted by Jack55
I'm not sure if VE or VJ days are celibrated anywhere else.


In Denmark it is the time of the surrender of the local Wehrmacht forces in the country that is celebrated. This was May 5th, known as "Befrielsen" (The Liberation)
The surrender was announced in the radio May 4th to take effect the next morning for troops in Holland, NW Germany and Denmark.

Edit: The surrender did not included the german forces on Bornholm (the island some hundred miles east of Copenhagen). The commandant here refused to surrender to the russians so they bombed the two largest towns on the island before they landed troops that stayed until April 1946.