New Yorkers shout their joy at hearing reports of Germany's unconditional surrender on May 8, 1945. (Fox Photos/Getty Images) Facts and summary, V-E Day, also written VE Day: V-E Day stands for ...

On this day in history, May 8, 1945, President Harry Truman announced to the American people that Nazi Germany's forces had surrendered in World War II — and that "the flags of freedom fly all over ...

Haunted by the ghosts of WWI and an uncertain Communist future, Allied forces decided to cover all their bases. American troops celebrate Germany's first unconditional surrender effective May 8, 1945.

One good turn, the saying goes, deserves another. The Allied forces of World War II were more than ready to accept a Nazi surrender, but when they realized they might have left a potential loophole ...