Sky's Alastair Bruce urges all Britons to find time to consider the generation that celebrated VE Day 75 years ago.
Boris Johnson visited Westminster Abbey to begin VE Day commemorations
People that had hidden away for years, or lived the daily dangers of resistance against the Gauleiters, Gestapo and Waffen SS of the German occupation, could now come out into the light, dance, sing and be free. The mood of optimism was everywhere. Joy and hope were rampant and even the memory of the dead was set aside while the fruit of their sacrifice was fully encountered.The prime minister, Winston Churchill, encouraged the celebration.broadcast, he said:"We may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing; but let's not forget for a moment the toil and efforts that lie ahead."
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