The Liberation of Europe in 1945
 
^{The "Big Three" at the Yalta Conference,
Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin.
Also present are Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew Cunningham, RN, Marshal of the RAF Sir Charles Portal, RAF (both standing behind Churchill); and Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, USN, (standing behind Roosevelt).}

The flags of the "big three" allied liberators of Europe.
America, Britain and the Soviet Union.

British soldiers march through Red Square during the Victory Day parade in Moscow on Sunday, May 10 2010. Troops from four NATO states crossed Red Square for the first time as Russia marked victory in World War II with the biggest military parade since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Photo: Alexander Nemenov.
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Follow the path of the Liberators
from Portsmouth D-Day museum.

The D-Day Museum was opened in 1984 to commemorate
the 40th anniversary of D-Day. Its centrepiece is the magnificent
Overlord Embroidery, a tribute to the sacrifice and
heroism of those who took part in Operation Overlord.