THE STARS AND STRIPES, PARIS EDITION, MAY 8, 1945. VOLUME I, NUMBER 285, PAGE 1.

 The world celebrates as the war in Europe comes to an end; Churchill proclaims this V-E Day or Victory in Europe Day; some fighting continues in Czechoslovakia as the German commander there announces that they are still at war with the Russians.

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THE STARS AND STRIPES, PARIS EDITION, MAY 8, 1945. VOLUME I, NUMBER 285, PAGE 2.

 Several articles updating the situation in the Pacific; today’s radio scheduling on the American Forces Network; Joesef Goebbel’s body, along with that of his wife and children, are discovered in an air raid shelter next to the Reichstag; a story from home about a highwire artist falling to her death at the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus.

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THE STARS AND STRIPES, PARIS EDITION, MAY 8, 1945. VOLUME I, NUMBER 285, PAGE 3.

 With Germany and Italy knocked out of the war, only Japan remains; where troops will be heading next; how airplanes blazed the way for victory in Europe.

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THE STARS AND STRIPES, PARIS EDITION, MAY 8, 1945. VOLUME I, NUMBER 285, PAGE 4.

 A picture of the three main Allies of the war in action; Conference at Yalta calls for the U.S. to occupy southern Germany; the cost of the war in the U.S. reported at a whopping $85,000 a minute.

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THE STARS AND STRIPES, PARIS EDITION, MAY 8, 1945. VOLUME I, NUMBER 285, CENTERFOLD.

 A picture of the Big Three; a step by step reaccount of the war from 1939 to 1945.

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THE STARS AND STRIPES, PARIS EDITION, MAY 8, 1945. VOLUME I, NUMBER 285, PAGE 5.

 How the newest weapons affected the outcome of the war; the enormous dispairity of the amount of bombs dropped on London versus Berlin; the role of women in the war effort.

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THE STARS AND STRIPES, PARIS EDITION, MAY 8, 1945. VOLUME I, NUMBER 285, PAGE 6.

 Victory recalls scenes from WW I; what U.S. soldiers can expect next; a map showing Germany’s high water mark in Europe during the war.

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THE STARS AND STRIPES, PARIS EDITION, MAY 8, 1945. VOLUME I, NUMBER 285, PAGE 7.

 Hal Newhouser of the Detroit Tigers almost throws a no-hitter; U.S. expected to lift twelve a.m. curfew and also lift the ban on horseracing; Allies to supply an estimated 12,000,000 tons of food for starving Europe; a Dick Tracy comic strip.

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THE STARS AND STRIPES, PARIS EDITION, MAY 8, 1945. VOLUME I, NUMBER 285, PAGE 8.

Now that the war in Europe is over, the U.S. plans to bolster their Pacific forces immediately; the many different ways the news of victory is celebrated around the world; an article reporting that there were several premature reports of victory, before it actually took place.

The history of  War World II is one of the largest subjects to tackle.  With the enormous amount of information (and misinformation) available, it remains one of the most highly searched subjects on the internet, despite having taken place over 60 years ago.

In this website, I will attempt to break down each person, event, ship, aircraft, tank, etc. into its simplest form.  This site will be constantly updated with new data, articles and pictures. 

Please feel free to contact me with your comments at:  brent@worldwar02.com.

Thank you for your interest.