War dead honored in VE-Day commemorations
Canadians honoured their veterans at solemn ceremonies in Ottawa on Sunday, as Victory in Europe Day was marked in commemorations worldwide.Prime Minister Paul Martin joined Canadian veterans who attended the official opening of the new Canadian War Museum on Sunday, calling the museum a shrine to sacrifice...
In Berlin on Sunday, Schroeder and German President Horst Koehler attended a cathedral service before a wreath-laying ceremony at a memorial to victims of the war.
In France, President Jacques Chirac attended a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, where he laid flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Later, thousands jammed the streets of Paris for a massive military parade as jets flew overhead, streaking the sky with the red, white, and blue of the French flag.
In London, hundreds watched as Prince Charles, dressed in full military attire, laid a wreath of blood-red poppies at the Cenotaph memorial.
In Austria, at the former Methuen death camp, thousands remembered the 100,000 inmates killed by Nazis there.
However, not all of the day's events were in honour of the Allies. About 3,000 protesters rallied at a far-right demonstration in Berlin, lamenting the "cult of guilt" they say was imposed on the nation after the Second World War. They planned to hold a march but it was later cancelled. At least 5,000 opponents congregated to block the planned route for the far-right march but there were no clashes.
In Berlin on Sunday, Schroeder and German President Horst Koehler attended a cathedral service before a wreath-laying ceremony at a memorial to victims of the war.
In France, President Jacques Chirac attended a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, where he laid flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Later, thousands jammed the streets of Paris for a massive military parade as jets flew overhead, streaking the sky with the red, white, and blue of the French flag.
In London, hundreds watched as Prince Charles, dressed in full military attire, laid a wreath of blood-red poppies at the Cenotaph memorial.
In Austria, at the former Methuen death camp, thousands remembered the 100,000 inmates killed by Nazis there.
However, not all of the day's events were in honour of the Allies. About 3,000 protesters rallied at a far-right demonstration in Berlin, lamenting the "cult of guilt" they say was imposed on the nation after the Second World War. They planned to hold a march but it was later cancelled. At least 5,000 opponents congregated to block the planned route for the far-right march but there were no clashes.
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