“Angers Mayor Commemorates 78th Anniversary of Victory over Nazi Germany”

The Mayor of Angers, Jean-Marc Verchère commemorated this morning place Leclerc the 78^th anniversary of the 1945 victory in front of the war memorial Place Leclerc in Angers (Maine-et-Loire) in the presence of Christophe Béchu, former Mayor of Angers for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion

This Monday is celebrated on May 8, 1945, which marks the end of the Second World War on the Old Continent with the announcement of the capitulation of Nazi Germany. One of the darkest chapters in history was closing. In Angers, the commemoration of this victory over Nazi Germany was punctuated by an overflight of Place Leclerc by a French army A400M.

78 years ago, France celebrated victory. On May 8, 1945, Nazi Germany had just surrendered. For millions of French people, it was the end of a six-year nightmare, and the joy was equal to the freedom regained.

While General de Gaulle shouted “Vive la France!” on the radio, the whole country took to the streets to say goodbye, side by side, to the darkest hours of the 20th century. On all the faces, you could read smiles and relief.

Tricolor, American or British flags were waved next to caricatures of Hitler, and the Marseillaise was sung at the top of the lungs. Some even climbed to the top of the streetlights to see everything from this historic day. And on the crowded Champs-Elysées, the French kissed endlessly. Everyone heard the bells ringing, signifying that the worst was finally behind them.