- BBC History: Victory in Europe Day
 - Article about the British experience on VE Day, examining how the defeat of Hitler's Germany was greeted in Britain and around the world. - Broadcast to the American People Announcing the Surrender of Germany
- Text of Harry Truman's radio address to the nation on May 8, 1945.
- Canada and the War: VE Day, 8 May 1945
- Features articles from Canadian newspapers about the Allied victory in Europe and the resulting VE Day celebrations in Canada.
- DeGaulle's V-E Day Broadcast to the French People
- Text of Charles DeGaulle's address, May 8, 1945.
- German Surrender, April 25 - May 8, 1945
- Describes the last days of World War II in Europe, from the collapse of German resistance to the suicide of Adolf Hitler to V-E Day.
- New York City, May 8 1945: V-E Day
- Features photographs of the crowds of people who filled the streets of New York City to celebrate V-E Day.
- One Jones Family: VE Day
- Letter written by Helen Jones on May 8, 1945, describing the day.
- Spartacus Educational: V.E. Day
- Offers quotes from histories and diaries describing May 8, 1945, the day Winston Churchill designated a national holiday to commemorate victory in Europe.
- To V-E Day Crowds
- Text of Winston Churchill's speech given May 8, 1945. From the Churchill Centre.
- Veterans History Project: War's End -- VE Day (Victory in Europe, World War II)
- Stories from American soldiers on the announcement of victory in Europe during World War II. From the Veterans History Project at The Library of Congress.
- Victory in Europe - Germany Surrenders
- Audio recording of Edward R. Murrow reporting from London on VE Day, May 8, 1945.
- Wikipedia: Victory Day (Eastern Europe)
- Article about the Russian observance of May 9 as the date of the German surrender in World War II.
- Wikipedia: Victory in Europe Day
- Information about the Allies' celebration of the defeat of Germany in World War II. Also explains why V-E Day is May 8 in Western Europe and the U.S. and May 9 in Russia and former Soviet States.
- WW2 People's War: VE and VJ Day
- Extensive collection of stories and reminiscences collected by the BBC.
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