World War II Files Images

US President Harry S Truman decorates General Dwight D Eisenhower with the Distinguished Service Medal, as his wife Mamie Eisenhower looks on, in Washington on June 18 1945

US General Dwight D. Eisenhower waves to the crowd at a parade in the United States in 1945

The British liner RMS Queen Mary arrives with thousands of U.S. troops from Europe, in New York harbour on June 20, 1945

Military personnel and civilians celebrate VE-Day on Sparks Street in Ottawa, Ontario, May 8, 1945, in this handout photo provided by Canada Department of National Defence.

A crowd celebrates VE-Day in Ottawa, Ontario, May 8, 1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada.

Canada’s Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King (L) and Minister of Justice Louis St. Laurent broadcast a message to Canada on VE-Day in an unknown location, May 8, 1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada. Seventy years ago, following the suicide of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, Germany’s head of state Karl Donitz signed his country’s surrender to Allied forces in Reims, France on May 7, 1945 and in Berlin on May 8, 1945.

Canadian soldiers and members of the Canadian Women’s Army Corps (CWAC) buy flags to wave in the VE-Day celebrations, in London May 8,1945

Canadian soldiers celebrate VE-Day at Piccadilly Circus, London, May 8,1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada.

Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Navy detachments approach the reviewing stand during the Victory Parade in London, England June 8, 1945

A crowd attends Victory Loan ceremonies at noon at Ottawa’s Victory Loan indicator on Victory Island, in Ottawa, Ontario, May 8, 1945

A crowd celebrates VE-Day in Montreal, Quebec, May 8, 1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada.

Gunners of the 12th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA), are shown with the Victory issue of the Maple Leaf newspaper, in Aurich, Germany, on May 20, 1945, in this handout photo provided by Library and Archives Canada. Seventy years ago, following the suicide of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, Germany’s head of state Karl Donitz signed his country’s surrender to Allied forces in Reims, France on May 7, 1945 and in Berlin on May 8, 1945.

US General Dwight D Eisenhower (L) sits in the back of a jeep with US Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall, as he waves to spectators at the Washington National Airport, in Arlington, Virginia, on June 18 1945