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Tomorrow (May 8) is the eightieth anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe) and nations that fought in the war celebrate the Allied victory over Nazi Germany on this day which saw the terms of unconditional surrender of all German armies come into effect. The document was signed in Reims, France, by German General Alfred Jodl and for the Americans, by General Mark Clark, who was Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander, General Dwight Eisenhower. Britain also signed the German capitulation document. It should be noted that, at the time, the Allied armies were approximately seventy kilometres from the German capital. In the meantime, the armies of the USSR had arrived a couple of weeks earlier, capturing Berlin and beating the Americans, whose pace had slowed because of heavy resistance in Western Germany.

SOVIET Chairman Stalin demanded a second signing be held in Berlin and Marshal Georgy Zhukov signed for the USSR, and for Germany, Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel. [FUN FACT: As the Soviet armies drew near Berlin, Hitler committed suicide on April 30, 1945 in his underground bunker. Ed.]👌

 

The unconditional surrender, signed between the Soviets and Germans in Berlin, would go into effect the next day, on May 9, which is why Russia, having defeated the combined armies of the Wehrmacht along the eastern front*, celebrates Victory Day a day after the rest of the Allies.

  

Cheers, Jake.____________________________________________

 

* I’ve heard estimates that range up to twenty-seven-million Red Army soldiers and Soviet civilians died during the years 1941-45 as the Soviets pushed back the invading German armies. Recently, President Putin speculated that Russian deaths during WWII may be much higher, perhaps thirty million or more. By comparison, Canada lost 44,000 troops, all told, during its European campaigns. The United States lost nearly 250,000 troops and Britain had significantly higher losses, numbering around 384,000 KIA (Killed in Action).   

👉Recall that from 1941-45 the USSR was allied with the forces of the West against German fascism and Nazi rule. The USSR kept 130 German divisions tied down in the East, roughly two-million men, that would otherwise have challenged and quite probably overrun the Allied forces under General Eisenhower as they made their way into occupied France.

That heavy sacrifice by the Russian people is honoured and remembered to this day. The Eightieth anniversary of Victory Day (May 9) will be marked by visiting dignitaries from the BRICS¹ nations and other representatives from the Global South. Only a few Western politicians have the balls to will attend the parade and festivities in Moscow. It goes without saying that Russian achievements and victories during WWII are down-played, even ignored by the current crop of juvenile and empty-headed politicians throughout the West.  Folks, without Russian sacrifices made during the war we'd all be eating sour kraut and reading "Mein Kamph" on our Kindles.😞

 

👉IT IS a sad state of affairs where two former allies, bloodied in that horrible war, are not allowed to share the historical moment where both societies stood against the dark forces of fascism. And won.

 

1.  “BRICS stands for an informal grouping of nations: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The acronym refers to the "BRIC" countries  which were identified as having the potential to become dominant global economic powers in the 21st century. South Africa joined the group in 2011, leading to the "BRICS" designation. The BRICS countries now constitute a political and economic alliance that aims to foster greater global cooperation and influence.”  BRICS is expanding and in all likelihood will become a formidable  economic, political and perhaps military power in the coming decades.

(Above quote is by Google AI.👽 Not a bad job for a machine, though between you and me, I’m beginning to feel like I’m walking more and more beneath “dark Satanic Mills” these days and where there’s the distinct odour of sulfur in the air! 😬