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| African-American troops read President Truman's Proclamation of Victory in Europe, Burma, 9 May 1945 | Augusta off Portland, Maine, United States, 9 May 1945 | Damage aboard HMS Formidable after being struck by Japanese special attack aircraft, Pacific Ocean, 4 May 1945 | HMS Victorious on fire after being struck by Japanese special attack aircraft, off Sakishima Gunto (Islands), Japan, 9 May 1945 |
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| Liberty parties returning from Honolulu board LCVPs in Pearl Harbor to return to their ships, 9 May 1945. The LCVPs are from attack transports USS Hyde, USS Colusa, and USS Effingham. | Royal Navy Avenger aircraft flying from HMS Indomitable in flight over Ishigaki Airfield, Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan, 9 May 1945; note fire and explosions on the airfield | Soviet T-34 tank in Prague, Czechoslovakia, May 1945, photo 1 of 2 | Soviet T-34 tank in Prague, Czechoslovakia, May 1945, photo 2 of 2 |
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| Soviet troops in Prague, Czechoslovakia, May 1945 |
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