A VE Day 80 Event with speakers Mike Cooper & Dr Richard Marks
Our Special VE Day anniversary event begins with a fish and chips lunch which is followed by a talk by Mike Cooper and Richard Marks on the collapse of Germany in 1945.
8th May 1945 marked the formal end of World War Two in Europe, when the allied nations accepted the final unconditional surrender of Germany's armed forces. Why did Germany's armed forces, the same army and air force which stormed through Europe in 1939 and 1940, collapse ? What was different in 1945 from 1940 when Germany controlled most of Europe, other than the neutral nations such as Sweden, Spain and Switzerland? Military and Industrial Historians Mike Cooper and Richard Marks will examine the situation in 1945 and reveal why Germany was defeated.
The war in the Far East would continue to rage for another three months, but that is another story...
1 - 3.30pm
Pre-booking is required and bookings close three days before the event.
Image: Image: Germany surrenders ‘Published by Photographic Arts, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
About Berkshire Family History Society
This talk is organised by Berkshire Family History Society CIO, a registered charity number 1204390.
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