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Large crowd gathered at Trafalgar Square to celebrate Victory in Europe day in London,England at the end of World War II.

Victory in Europe Day celebration in London, England at the end of World War II. Crowd gathered watches two Norwegian soldiers seated on top of a monument waving flag of Norway. American soldiers walk holding American flag. Men gather beside an “Evening News” van. Flags flutter in wind atop a building. French cosmetics company Bourjois advertisement unrolls from building which reads 'Bourjois Creators of Fine Perfumes and Toilet Soap'. Crowd gathered at Trafalgar Square for Victory in Europe (V-E) day celebration. They hold British flags in Trafalgar Square (Trafalgar Sq, London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom). Children seated on shoulders of their parents. View of the Big Ben in London.

Date: 1945, May 8
Duration: 2 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072733
American soldiers stand near vehicle on streets to celebrate V-E day in London ,England at the end of World War II.

Victory in Europe Day celebration in London, England at the end of World War II. Traffic moves on street. A double decker bus is seen parked in front of buildings. American soldiers stand near vehicles on a street. Elderly men and women sitting at Trafalgar Square (Trafalgar Sq, London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom). Large crowd of civilians gathered at Trafalgar Square for Victory in Europe (V-E) day celebration.

Date: 1945, May 8
Duration: 37 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072734
People present memorial flowers at the base of the Cenotaph on V-E Day in London, England (WW2)

Victory in Europe Day celebration in London, England at the end of World War II. 'The Glorious Dead' written at the Cenotaph (Whitehall, London SW1A 2ET, United Kingdom). Building in the background. People place flowers at the base of the Cenotaph. People purchase flags from a street vendor. Large crowd of civilians gathered at a street square for Victory in Europe (V-E) day celebration. Soldier on a horse back. People wave and hold flags.

Date: 1945, May 8
Duration: 1 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072735
English crowd wait for King George VI in front Buckingham Palace in London on Victory in Europe Day with end of World War II.

Victory in Europe Day being celebrated in London, England with the end of World War II. Flower beds outside Buckingham Palace, crowd sitting around. Royal Standard flies over the Palace. Young couple amusing themselves and kissing while waiting for King George VI to appear on balcony of Palace. Middle-aged citizen with his son listens to a speech. Two soldiers listen to broadcast of Prime Minister Winston Churchill's speech. People sitting all over large lion statues in Trafalgar Square (Trafalgar Sq, London WC2N 5DS, United Kingdom). Pedestal and statue of Charles James Napier. Loudspeakers in Trafalgar Square.

Date: 1945, May
Duration: 2 min 36 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675074357
Signing of the surrender note aboard the USS Missouri after the surrender of Japan to the Allied Forces in World War II.

Signing of the instruments of surrender formalizing the capitulation of Japan to the Allied Forces in World War II. The Battleship USS Missouri in the Tokyo Bay. The U.S. Destroyer, Buchanan, pulls alongside bringing representatives of the Allied Powers to participate. U.S. General of the Army, Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander of Allied Forces boards the USS Missouri and is welcomed by Fleet Admiral Nimitz and Admiral Halsey. They proceed to the ship's Veranda deck for the signing ceremony. Japanese delegation led by Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu, accompanied by General Yoshijiro Umezo arrives in a boat. Speech by MacArthur as Japanese delegation looks on. Japanese representatives sign the surrender instruments. General MacArthur then signs using several pens that he presents to U.S. General Wainwright and British General Percival and others. Admiral Chester Nimitz signs for all U.S. forces, followed by Admiral Halsey. Allied representatives then sign for China, the United Kingdom, Soviet Union, Australia, Canada, France, Netherlands, and New Zealand. MacArthur gives closing comments. Allied aircraft fly overhead after the ceremony.

Date: 1945, September 2
Duration: 8 min 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675035988
Bombing of Berlin by United States and British bomber aircraft during World War 2

American and British military officers of United States and United Kingdom discuss strategy for bombing Berlin, Germany, while gathered at a conference. Royal Air Force heavy bombers night raid German capital of Berlin to disrupt transportation system and war industry. Aerial views of night bombing raids and explosions over Berlin Germany. These were followed by British Mosquito aircraft raids. Aerial views and ground level views of wrecked buildings, destroyed railroad stations and tracks, and displaced German citizens and refugees are seen in daylight ground level views of Berlin after bombing.

Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 17 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037576