President Roosevelt delivers a speech on the eve of Election Day at Hyde Park in New York, United States. He urges people to maintain national unity and to maintain liberty against military and social oppression.
A foggy day in London, England. A train pulls up at a station amidst thick fog cover. A man lights up a lamp. A double decker city bus and other vehicles move about on a street amidst London fog. A Policeman guides the traffic.
Elections lead to the formation of the Federal Republic of Germany. Men count votes after the poll day. Office of United States High Commissioner and Military Governor of United States Zone of Germany, John J. Mccloy. Sign reads “Office of the U.S. High Commissioner and Military Governor”. Under the sign bears Governor Mccloy’s name. John J. Mccloy expresses happiness at the establishment of democracy in Germany after 16 years of dictatorship. He states that the future peace in Europe rests upon Germany. “If ought not required further violence to convince the Germans, that their bid for European and world domination is forever over” Mccloy said.
Red Army Day in Berlin, East Germany. Russian soldiers carrying a wreath march along Unter den Linden. They place the wreath in honor of Soviet soldiers killed in World War II at the Soviet War Memorial (Puschkinallee, 12435 Berlin, Germany) in Treptower Park. Soldiers march towards the memorial. They place a wreath. A Russian soldier on guard.
Victory in Europe Day during World War II. A pile of newspapers with a headline 'War ends in Europe'. A news stand with a sign that reads 'out of town newspapers'. Newspapers stacked up on the newsstand. Headlines in newspapers about the Victory in Europe. A man reads a newspaper with a similar headline.
People carry British flags as they walk down a street to celebrate the Allied victory in World War II as news of surrender by Germany spreads. View of Big Ben in London showing time of 3:00pm or 15:00, when the radio broadcast by Churchill announced the German surrender. British citizens gather in large numbers to celebrate the end of war in Europe (VE Day).
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