![]() Authorities dispersed the rowdiest elements of the protest with tear gas. The cost had been huge, leaving perhaps 35 million dead. Unions called for protests in some authorized zones of Lyon, where the sound of clanking pots and pans echoed despite police restrictions. World War II: Fall of the Third Reich Europe German Surrender The unconditional surrender of Germany on May 8 marked the end of the War in Europe. Macron visited Montluc prison, where Moulin was detained and tortured by the Gestapo. ![]() In Lyon, Macron paid to the French Resistance movement and one of its leaders, Jean Moulin. The following day, nations around the continent and the world celebrated the victory and the beginning of. In the very early hours of May 7, 1945, officials from the Allied high command accepted the surrender of Nazi Germany, marking the end of World War II in Europe. In Lyon, several streets were closed to traffic, some parking was prohibited and public transport disrupted.Īuthorities are being vigilant to ensure that a “casserolade” or the loud banging of pots and pans in protest will not distract from the memorial ceremonies. On 8 May, many people will turn their minds to the 75th anniversary of VE Day. To limit disruptions amid ongoing opposition to Macron and his contested pension reforms, police banned gatherings around the area of the ceremony in the French capital, and in Lyon where the president traveled later in the day. British forces, such as the British Pacific Fleet, waged war against Japan until the formal Japanese declaration of surrender was signed on 2 September 1945. ![]() PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron led the traditional ceremony on Paris’ Champs-Elysees Monday, commemorating the day that marked the end of World War II in Europe in 1945.įlanked by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, Macron laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier under the Arc de Triomphe monument. As the end of the Second World War in Europe signalled an end to the war on Britain’s doorstep, the grim reality was that fighting still continued in the Pacific. ![]()
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