The 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day was celebrated Thursday across the Continent and in the UK, with thousands of people pausing to remember the fight for freedom in World War II and all that entailed.
Patriotism appears to be declining in the United Kingdom, with a survey finding that less than half of the nation would be willing to fight and defend their country for any reason.
A French mayor has reportedly given a speech written by an AI chatbot commemorating the dead of the second world war.
In the latest embarrassment for Emmanuel Macron, the French president drove down a nearly empty Champs-Elysées on Victory Day for fear of protests.
Malta’s ambassador to Finland has had to resign his post after saying that Germany’s Angela Merkel had “fulfilled Hitler’s dream” to “control Europe” on social media.
Queen Elizabeth II marked the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day with an address to the British Commonwealth honouring the sacrifice of the fallen.
Dean Reuter said during Friday’s episode of Breitbart News Daily on SiriusXM that the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe “marks the triumph of good over evil”, and that parents should teach their children about the sacrifices made, as well as the stories of triumph and courage.
Today is the 75th anniversary of VE Day — Victory in Europe Day — and to read some of the comments on social media, you’d think that the defeat of the Nazis was a uniquely left-wing achievement.
LONDON (AP) — Europe was marking the 75th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany to Allied forces following six years of war in a low-key fashion Friday due to coronavirus lockdown restrictions across the continent.
Nigel Farage paid tribute to the wartime generation and the freedoms they secured on the 75th anniversary of the Allied victory in Europe.
The UK PM drew from the fortitude and “spirit of national endeavour” of the wartime generation as he made a comparison with the lockdown.
For us Jews, the anniversary of the end of World War II is pregnant with meaning, as it marks the end of the Holocaust, the greatest crime in world history.
