Berlin Commemorates 80th Anniversary Of World War II End

BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 09: Russian Orthodox priests in a delegation from the Russian Embassy pays tribute at the Soviet War Memorial in Treptower Park to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on May 09, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. While the German government held its commemorative event yesterday, the day western countries mark VE Day, Russia marks the 1945 capitulation of Nazi Germany on May 9. Berlin has a large Russian population and some Germans who grew up in communist-era East Germany are sympathetic towards Russia. The Soviet Red Army took Berlin in April of 1945 after a succession of among the costliest battles of the war. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)