the last B-24 Liberator of the Eighth Air Force was shot down over Germany. This tragic event marked the final loss of an American bomber in German skies, just weeks before the end of World War II.

World War One ended at 11am on 11 November, 1918. This became known as Armistice Day - the day Germany signed an armistice (an agreement for peace) which caused the fighting to stop. People in ...

Victory in Europe (VE) Day on May 8, 1945, marked Nazi Germany’s surrender, while Victory over Japan (VJ) Day on August 15 sealed the Allies’ triumph and brought the war to an end. With around ...