People attend a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, May 8, 2025. With the unconditional surrender of the Wehrmacht, the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany, World War Two ended on May 8 in 1945 (also known as Victory in Europe Day or VE Day). At least 55 million people had died during the war and around six million Jews had fallen victim to the Nazi's Holocaust throughout Europe. (Xinhua/Du Zheyu)