![]() ![]() On April 10, Giles McGinty of the 127 th AAA Gun Bn. By spring, there was a feeling that the end of the war in Europe was finally near, though rumors and confusion were common. However, by January 1945, victory in the Bulge had ended Hitler’s final blitzkrieg. Back in 1943, one soldier wrote that he expected to be home by 1947. Would they serve on occupation duty or would they head to the war in Japan?Īmerican soldiers served for the duration and the end of the war was not always so clear. Once victory was official, the soldiers felt relief, but did not know when they would return home or what lay ahead for them beyond the victory in Europe. For weeks, there had been a sense of the war winding down, but no one was certain when it would actually end. Seventy-five years later, it is easy to imagine that V-E Day was just a day of celebration for both the troops in Europe and the families on the home front. President Truman announcing ‘a solemn but glorious hour,’ set next Sunday as a day of Thanksgiving but reminded, ‘our blows will continue until the Japanese lay down their arms in unconditional surrender.” ![]() “V-E Officially Proclaimed!” The Associated Press boldly stated, “The Allies proclaimed today the unconditional surrender of Germany. The newspapers and radio stations announced the news on May 8, 1945. ![]()
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