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Europe marks 75th anniversary of V-E Day amid coronavirus pandemic

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Europe was marking the 75th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany to Allied forces following six years of war in a low-key fashion Friday due to coronavirus lockdown restrictions across the continent.

The big celebrations planned have been either cancelled or scaled back dramatically and people across Europe have been asked to mark the moment in private.

There will be no mass gatherings, no hugging or kissing, but that day of liberation is being remembered from Belfast to Berlin.

For the few surviving World War II veterans, many living in nursing homes under virus lockdowns, it’s a particularly difficult time.

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