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8. VE Day: Grief and Relief

Letters of Love in WW2 by A+E Networks UK

Jul 25, 201936:14Society & Culture

As Germany officially surrenders, Cyril and Olga find hope once again in the fact that their love has survived so many years apart. They will go one to start the family they always dreamed of, with neither of them ever f...

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