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To: Verginius Rufus

It was actually based on negotiations with the Soviets and the Germans. IIRC a Soviet general lost his life because of the date chosen.

8 posted on 05/08/2015 11:47:42 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)

To: AppyPappy

But the Russians celebrate May 9.

I think the point was that May 7 could have been called VE Day since the Germans had surrendered.

9 posted on 05/08/2015 11:53:37 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus

To: AppyPappy

But the Russians celebrate May 9.

I think the point was that May 7 could have been called VE Day since the Germans had surrendered.

10 posted on 05/08/2015 11:53:37 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus

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