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People of nolan wrote:

I JUST LEGALIZED GENTROCIDE!
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Jesus, youve officially ruined your whole nation.

8th May 1945 (76 years ago): Victory in Europe Day

On 8 May, 1945, both Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Cities in both nations, as well as formerly occupied cities in Western Europe, put out flags and banners, rejoicing in the defeat of the Nazi war machine during World War II.

Adolf Hitler, the Nazi leader, had committed suicide on 30 April during the Battle of Berlin and Germany's surrender was authorised by his successor, Reichspräsident Karl Dönitz. The administration headed by Dönitz was known as the Flensburg Government.

The act of military surrender was first signed at 02:41 on 7 May in the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force at Reims, and a slightly modified document, considered the definitive German Instrument of Surrender, was signed on 8 May 1945 in Karlshorst, Berlin at 21:20 local time.

"The German High Command will at once issue orders to all German military, naval and air authorities and to all forces under German control to cease active operations at 23.01 hours Central European time on 8 May 1945..."
— German Instrument of Surrender, Article 2

The main concern of many German soldiers was to elude the grasp of Soviet forces, to keep from being taken prisoner. About 1 million Germans attempted a mass exodus to the West when the fighting in Czechoslovakia ended, but were stopped by the Soviets and taken captive. The Soviets took approximately 2 million prisoners in the period just before and after the German surrender.

Meanwhile, more than 13,000 British POWs were released and sent back to Great Britain.

Upon the defeat of Germany, celebrations erupted throughout the western world, especially in the UK and North America. More than one million people celebrated in the streets throughout the UK to mark the end of the European part of the war. In London, crowds massed in Trafalgar Square and up the Mall to Buckingham Palace, where King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, accompanied by their daughters and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, appeared on the balcony of the palace before the cheering crowds. Churchill went from the palace to Whitehall where he addressed another large crowd:

"God bless you all. This is your victory. In our long history, we have never seen a greater day than this. Everyone, man or woman, has done their best."

At this point he asked Ernest Bevin to come forward and share the applause. Bevin said: "No, Winston, this is your day", and proceeded to conduct the people in the singing of For He's a Jolly Good Fellow. Later, Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II) and her sister Princess Margaret were allowed to wander incognito among the crowds and take part in the celebrations.

In the United States, the event coincided with President Harry Truman's 61st birthday. He dedicated the victory to the memory of his predecessor, Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had died of a cerebral hemorrhage less than a month earlier, on 12 April. Flags remained at half-staff for the remainder of the 30-day mourning period. Truman said of dedicating the victory to Roosevelt's memory and keeping the flags at half-staff that his only wish was "that Franklin D. Roosevelt had lived to witness this day". Later that day, Truman said that the victory made it his most enjoyable birthday. Great celebrations took place in many American cities, especially in New York's Times Square.

Tempering the jubilation somewhat, both Churchill and Truman pointed out that the war against Japan had not yet been won. In his radio broadcast at 15:00 on 8 May, Churchill told the British people that: "We may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing (as Japan) remains unsubdued". In America, Truman broadcast at 09:00 and said it was "a victory only half won".

Pockets of German-Soviet confrontation would continue into the next day. On 9 May, the Soviets would lose 600 more soldiers in Silesia before the Germans finally surrendered.

Consequently, V-E Day was not celebrated until the ninth in Moscow, with a radio broadcast salute from Stalin himself: “The age-long struggle of the Slav nations… has ended in victory. Your courage has defeated the Nazis. The war is over.”

Several countries observe public holidays on the day each year, also called Victory Over Fascism Day, Liberation Day or Victory Day. In the UK it is often abbreviated to VE Day, or V-E Day in the US, a term which existed as early as September 1944, in anticipation of victory.

Several former Soviet bloc countries including Russia, Belarus and Serbia celebrate on 9 May as the end of all combat actions was specified at 23:01 Central European Time, which was already 9 May in the Soviet Union. Israel also marks VE Day on 9 May, as a result of the large number of immigrants from the former Soviet bloc, but it is not a public holiday.

I voted "other" in the poll because there are so many great authoritarian regimes that were not choices. Azerbaijan and Belarus are particularly interesting. We also can't forget Kazakhstan, a country which has been emerging on the global stage whilst having a political climate that is rather authoritarian .

Hey nerds, how about instead of debating which boot tastes best, you don’t do that 😎 😎 😎

I'm Anthony Sulivannia, and this is the smart mop.

People of nolan wrote:

I voted for something in Africa.
Cause.
Africa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT_zKVFpuJQ

Question: How often do you prepare your citizens in case of a disaster? (Amount of bunkers, equipment for preparing and other stuff)

My Personal Answer: We are very prepared as we allow most houses to have bunkers. Not only that, we also allow some government buildings and other places have bunkers too. We are also somewhat battle-ready.

Question 2: What does your EAS alarm sound like?

My Personal Answer: Our EAS Alarm sounds very similar to the Malaysian EAS Alarm.

Soap tips wrote:

Guys, seriously. Stop spamliking posts.
It's been so far a very annoying nuisance, and nobody likes it.
Acceel, Burgerking, and Sulivannia, please stop.
It's gone out of hand.

I guess at this point, the changes in my actions have been a good thing in retrospect. Now I'm liking the 20% of posts that deserve to be liked instead of 98% of them.

Costelberg wrote:

Gay

Homosexual

Those moments when I accidentally bite the inside of my cheek while eating.

*checks for blood*

Mastercraft land wrote:

Ur gay problem is, Sus-amongus

Augustus

Burgerking wrote:

you called?

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