there was still a lot of fighting left to do in the Pacific Theatre of war, but ending the war in Europe, at least, meant that even more resources could be directed there by the Allies. So, it's not hard to imagine the sense of cautious relief that poured out when the headlines proclaimed 'V-E Day,' Victory in Europe. casualties would run into the millions with additional millions in enemy losses.
Yet, the prospect of mopping up Germany and invading Japan frightened everyone. planes dropped incendiary bombs on Tokyo creating a firestorm and killing 120,000 civilians and military personnel.
George Patton crossed the Rhine River into Germany. The D-Day invasion landed Allied troops in Europe a year before. By the spring and summer of 1945, headlines in the York Daily News Times trumpeted Allied gains in the war. The End of World War II Affects Even Rural Communitiesīefore the war ended, the news was still bleak.
