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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 that we will release over the next six weeks commemorating the event. It will appear in Reader Offers, but these are oversubscribed before we commence, so we will have to issue some coloured derivatives - yet to be determined - if we are going to meet the demand!