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VE Commemorative Van - Churchill

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	At 9pm the radio news said that "tomorrow will be VE Day” and the Prime Minister will speak to the nation at three o’clock. We all waited impatiently for the broadcast and the Prime Minister’s declaration that peace had come to Europe, the big assembly listening in complete silence, breaking into spontaneous applause as Mr Churchill ended his address. The National Anthem over the radio was both stirring and thrilling, forming an emotional climax to a 10 minutes long to be remembered. Immediately afterwards, the bells clanged out a victors song. A street party had been arranged and the Magistrates had allowed licensing hours to be extended until Midnight for two days. In the evening, there was dancing in the street and for many the illuminated lights shining brightly seemed so strange after six years of blackout.It was towards two o’clock in the morning when the last of the revellers made their way home. The war was over Tuesday 8 May 1945 was 'Victory in Europe' (VE) Day, and it marked the formal end of Hitler's war. With it came the end of six years of misery, suffering, courage and endurance across the world. Individuals reacted in very different ways to the end of the nightmare: some celebrated by partying; others spent the day in quiet reflection; and there were those too busy carrying out tasks to do either. Ultimately nothing would be quite the same again. After surrender in Italy, a high ranking German delegation including a senior admiral and a senior general, appeared at the headquarters of Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, located near Lubeck. Typically, Montgomery barked, 'Who are these men? What do they want?' They had come to surrender the German forces in Northern Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands. The final document of unconditional surrender was signed at General Dwight Eisenhower's headquarters in Reims on 7 May, victory was celebrated a day later. This is one of several vehicles items that we are releasing over the next six weeks commemorating the event. Demand for these items is already high and we are now despatching products the 3rd/4th week of April. The sets of vintage vehicles are releasing early May, but you can secure a set on line today at the special internet price shown below. We will process payment to secure the order. Some of the vehicles were printed incorrectly with misspelling of CHURCHILL (CHIURCHILL) there were fewer of the correct spelling version produced. We have stock of correct spelling You may like Guards & Regiments & Military or Special Correspondent

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