VE Day

Today, in 1945, war in Europe came to an end. Photographs of the celebrations!

Civilians and soldiers celebrating in London. Source

Crowds celebrating in London. Source

French civilians run in the streets, Paris. Source

Celebrations under the Arc De Triomphe, Paris. Source

A band plays in Central Park, NYC. Source

People jam Times Square to celebrate-- no understatement, 2 million people!  NYC. Source

Young men celebrating in the traditional British way-- by dressing up as women. Source

Cheering from the lampposts, London. Source

Celebrating VE Day in Trafalgar Square, London. Source

Women picking up end-of-war papers. Source

Revellers in Lambeth Walk, London. Source

A daytime view of the Times Square celebrations, NYC. Source

A colour photograph of celebratory crowds in London. Source

Confetti and streamers come down over celebrators on Wall Street, NYC. Source

A vendor selling flags and I TOLD YOU SO buttons in Times Square, NYC. Source

An American flag is waved over crowds in Paris. Source

A colour shot of the VE Day crowds in New York. Source

A bus trying to make its way through celebrating crowds, London. Source

French revellers with a bonfire wave at the camera, Paris. Source

CWAC (Canadian Woman's Army Corps) celebrating in London. Source

Civilian and soldiers dance in the streets, London. Source

RAF ground crew salute the V-sign lit by a celebrating searchlight crew, Britain. Source