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After the catastrophic German defeat at Stalingrad, many believe the fighting simply stopped but for over 11,000 trapped German soldiers, surrender was never an option. In this gripping World War II ...

LONDON — Eighty years ago, the Allies announced they had accepted Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender. What became known as Victory in Europe Day marked the end of World War II in Europe, prior to ...

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REIMS, France (AP) — When Allied forces brought World War II in Europe and the Holocaust to an end 80 years ago this week, AP reporters and photographers were there, chronicling the Nazis’ historic ...