World War 2 Ve Day Pictures
STUNNING colourised images celebrating the 73rd VE anniversary show the gritty life of Allied soldiers during the closing stages of WW2 versus the ecstatic jubilation of the celebrating crowds at home.
From proudly flying the Union Jack in Britain to British women and children cheering on the troops, the carefully colourised shots show huge crowds gathered across Europe to mark the momentous victory.
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One stunning shot captures US troops marching down the world-famous Champs Elysees, underneath the Arc de Triomphe during a victory parade in Paris.
Another shows American troops on a heavily crowded ship as they are transported back to the New York Harbour after the VE Day parade in 1945.
The UK Prime Minister at the time, Winston Churchill, is seen alongside the then head of state, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret as they proudly wave to crowds from a balcony in Buckingham Palace on the first ever VE Day in 1945.
These captivating photographs of celebration compare dramatically with that of a German battalion tank set alight by American troops in the city of Leipzig.
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The incredible pictures were brought to life by electrician Royston Leonard, 55, from Cardiff, South Wales, who spent between three and four hours colourising each picture.
He said: "Over time I have found myself colourising more WW1 and WW2 pictures and giving them a bit of life to help the younger generations connect with them.
"It's about connecting with the images and not just seeing them as something from a long time ago.
"World War Two shows people at their best and worst, we should look at photographs like these and learn so we don't let that happen again."
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Following the liberation of numerous Nazi concentration camps, the withdrawal of German forces across Europe and Adolf Hitler's death on the April 30, Germany was no longer the formidable force it was before.
On May 7, an unconditional surrender was signed and approved by Allied forces.
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All German forces were ordered to cease operations once and for all at 10am on May 8, 1945.
People had been anticipating the German surrender for some days, but when news finally broke of the surrender, there were waves of celebration across Western Europe.
Winston Churchill made his now-famous radio broadcast at 3pm on VE Day in which he announced the ceasefire.
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The Second World War saw over sixty million deaths from the Allied Powers, and twelve million fatalities from the Axis Powers between 1939 to 1945.
The political structure across the world was changed after World War Two with the formation of the United Nations (UN) by way of encouraging and monitoring international stability.
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