private mw Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 V E DAY today , :readpaper: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 No! Midnight tonight, making it MAY 9th! (Still trying to educate the English! :-D ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 (edited) Tony BNo! Midnight tonight, making it MAY 9th! (Still trying to educate the English! :-D ) I thought it was my job to split hairs on the forum:nut: the document of surrender actually said German forces in Europe were to surrender -cease active operations at 23-01hours central european time on 8th May- so technically you would have been right if Britain had not been on Double Summertime at that time;) -in actuallity the british were on the same time as CET. the Reims document was signed on 02-41 hours on the 7th and the majority of German forces in the West regarded themselves as under armastice from the 7thMay but were still mobile. as an example of this US forces on the Elbe did not fire on or attempt to impede or assist german forces escaping Soviet forces. Anolilies of surrender occured in Norway the German O.C. surrendered as soon as informed of the Reims treaty on the morning of 7th May. Army Group Centre (Czechoslovakia) did not cease operations until 12th May. The Channel Islands were not liberated until 9th May -Alderney garrison did not surrender until 16th May and scores were not settled in Texel (Netherlands) until 20th May. Edited May 8, 2011 by steveo578 capitals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martylee Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 May 8th is liberation day in Norway. Could there be a better day to kick off this mv season!? Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted May 8, 2011 Author Share Posted May 8, 2011 great picture . :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Well ours is Monday! Unfortunatley I won't be on the Island. Also its the first one since Carol's death, so no celebration this year. Our two together in happier times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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