2025The Great Hours of French History - Miniature Sheet

For the 2025 philatelic program and as part of the Great Hours of French History series, La Poste commemorates the victory of May 8, 1945, with a block of two postage stamps. "On May 8, finally, the news is confirmed. Numerous photographs show the jubilation and joy in Paris. On the night of May 7, 1945, Nazi Germany signed its unconditional surrender. The cessation of fighting took effect on May 8, 1945: it was "V" Day throughout France, and scenes of jubilation, widely photographed, occurred quite spontaneously. Official demonstrations were organized between May 8 and 9. The parade on the Champs-Élysées with the Allied forces, prisoners of war, deportees returning from the camps... The evening of May 8 gave way to public dances, and the following day, religious services at Notre-Dame."