Today is the 75th anniversary of the victory by
the Allied Powers over Nazi Germany in 1945 in the Second World War. Today’s official commemorations of Victory in
Europe Day was necessarily inhibited by the coronavirus pandemic, but
appropriately the anniversary has been acknowledged by government officials and
recalled by veterans, other survivors and people of later times who appreciate
their sacrifices to defeat national socialism.
While
international socialism (communism) remains a threat, it is less of one after
the Cold War than before, but national socialism (fascism), with which it
shares Marxist roots and totalitarian traits, is resurging in various forms
around the world. Therefore, it is
especially timely to recall the threat of fascism of tyranny and aggression
that caused the deaths of many millions and suffering of countless others.
“V-E Day”
was not the end of the of the bloodiest war in world history, which started in
1939, as fellow Axis Power Imperial Japan did not surrender until September 2,
but it was the defeat of the most powerful Axis military and enabled a greater
concentration of Allied forces against the Japanese.
Let us be
grateful for the sacrifices of those who defeated the Nazis and never forget
the danger from the evil ideology of national socialism.
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