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VE-Day: Montreal reacts to victory in Europe
May 8, 1945, was a day to celebrate. It was VE-Day, the long-awaited moment when the Allied forces triumphed over Nazi Germany to claim victory in Europe. But the joy brought by news of peace was dampened by the memory of fallen comrades and the ongoing war in the Pacific. From the liberation of Holland through the German surrender, celebrations in Canada and the servicemen's return, CBC Archives follows Canadians as the war ends in Europe.
Program: CBC Radio News Special
Broadcast Date: May 7, 1945
Duration: 13:17
Photo Credit: Montreal Star/Library and Archives Canada/PA-152318
Last updated: May 7, 2013
Page consulted on May 7, 2013
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World leaders meet in San Francisco to form the United Nations and hel...
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Despite meeting German officers carrying a white flag, a Canadian colo...
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A Canadian Army Newsreel reports on the German surrender in Wageningen...
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Reporter Matthew Halton ponders the news that Germany has surrendered.
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The war in Europe is over when German commanders capitulate at Allied ...
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A Canadian soldier at home remembers fallen comrades as he walks among...
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A man in a Hitler mask is the star of the show on Ste. Catherine St.
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A commentary by Willson Woodside on the mood at the United Nations con...
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An address by the king praises "those who bore arms so valiantly" duri...
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"The Nazi beast has been slain," says the prime minister, "but we must...
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Marcel Ouimet reports on a marvellous VE-Day reception for Canadians i...
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A Canadian crew in London captures the sounds of celebration at a serv...
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A ruined Berlin is the backdrop for a final surrender by Nazi commande...
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VE-Day is subdued in Washington as Americans look ahead to the ongoing...
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Canadian airmen awaiting transport home pass the time fishing, boating...
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An amateur cameraman captures scenes of an unruly mob breaking shop wi...
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The Canadian Parliament pays tribute to veterans on VE-Day.
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