V.E. Day Celebrations in London 8 May 1945 A truck of revellers passing through the Strand, London. Public Domain
New Zealand sailor Jack Baker was in London on 7 May 1945, when the war with Germany was declared over.
Seventy years later he reminisces with Kim Hill.
Winston Churchill waves to crowds in Whitehall, London on the day he broadcast the news that the war with Germany was over. Public Domain.
