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75th anniversary of VE Day | 75e anniversaire du jour de la Victoire

By CAF | FAC / May 8, 2020

May 8, 1945 – Today is the 75th anniversary of VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day, and commemorates the official end of the Second World War. More than 1,000,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders served in the SWW, and more than 45,000 gave their lives. #CanadaRemembers #VEDay75

8 mai 1945 – En ce 75e anniversaire du jour de la Victoire en Europe, on souligne la fin officielle de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Plus d’un million de Canadiens et de Terre-Neuviens ont servi pendant la guerre, dont plus de 45 000 ont rendu l’âme. #LeCanadaSeSouvient #JourVE75