REIMS, France (AP ... the Associated Press report that peace had come to Europe, while several Allied capitals proclaimed V-E holidays for today, and Tokyo announced continuation of ...

He was standing in a room of a red school house in Reims, where Gen ... while several Allied capitals proclaimed V-E holidays for today, and Tokyo announced continuation of “The Sacred War.” ...

In that plain red building in Reims, Supreme Commander Eisenhower had ... Finally, at 2:41 a.m. on May 7, at a long wooden table, in the bare, map-walled “war room,” the surrender was signed.

Known as the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, it endured for some 800 years and sliced the Habsburg Netherlands in half – although an accurate map of the region would look ... Contemporaries said he turned ...

Most of Europe’s biggest clubs were founded more than a century ago. Paris Saint-Germain, which plays in Saturday’s Champions ...

Holders Paris St Germain cruised to a 3-0 win over Stade de Reims in the Coupe de France final on Saturday, sealing a ...

Dwight D. Eisenhower accepts the unconditional surrender of all German forces at Allied headquarters in Reims, France. The document of surrender is signed at 2:41 a.m. by Gen. Alfred Jodl at the ...

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who received Salgado’s support throughout his political career, requested a minute of silence during a ceremony in the capital city of Brasilia ...

Cloudy with a high of 67 °F (19.4 °C) and a 47% chance of precipitation. Winds from SW to WSW at 7 to 12 mph (11.3 to 19.3 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds from SW ...

BERLIN — Central Berlin was in ruins after the Red Army completed the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in an intense fight for the capital in ... headquarters in Reims, France, on May 7 and ...

After decades of division and its revival as the capital of a reunited ... capitulation was signed at Allied headquarters in Reims, France, on May 7 and came into effect the following day.

Dwight Eisenhower, supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe, actually accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany at 2:41 a.m. local time on May 7, in a ceremony at Reims ...