End Of The War In Europe chords and lyrics - WINSTON CHURCHILL

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[Verse 1]
Yes[Gm]terday morning at 2 .41 a .m. at General
Eisenhower's headquarters,
General Jodl, the represent[G]ative of
the German High Command
and of Grand Admiral Dönitz,
the desig[Gm]nated Head of
the German State,
[G]signed the Act of Unconditional Surrender
of all [C]German land, sea,
[G]and air forces in Europe
to the [C]Allied Expeditionary For[G]ce
and simultaneously [Gm]to th[G]e Soviet
High Command.
General Beedle Smith, Chief of Staff
of the United States Army,
and General Francois Sevez
signed the document on behalf of
the Supreme Commander
of [C]the Allied Expeditionary [G]Force.
and General Suslo Parov
signed on behalf
of the Russian [Am]high command.
[G]Today this agreement
will be ratified and confirmed at Berlin,
where Air Chief Marshal Teda,
Deputy Supreme Commander
of the Allied Expeditionary Force,
and General General Delatsch de Tassigny
will sign
on behalf of General
Eisenhower.
General Zhukov will sign
on behalf of the Soviet High Command.
The German representatives will be
Field Marshal Keitel,
Chief of the High Command,
and the commanders -in -chief
of the German [C]Army, Navy,
[G]an d Air Forces.
Hostilities will end officially
at one minute after midnight tonight,
Tuesday, the 8th of May.
One minute after midnight tonight,
Tuesday, the 8th of May.
But in the interest of saving lives,
the ceasefire began yesterday
to be sounded all along the front,
and our dear Channel Islands
are also to be freed today.
The Germans are still in places
resisting the Russian troops.
But should they continue to do
so after midnight,
they will of course deprive themselves
of the protection of the laws of war,
and will be attacked from all quarters
by [C]the Allied troops.[G]
It is not surprising that on such long fronts,
and in the existing disorder of the enemy,
the commands of the German
high [Bb]command
[G]should not, in [C]every case,
[G]have been obeyed immediately.
This does not, in our opinion,
with the best military advice at our disposal,
constitute any reason
for withholding from the nation
the facts communicated
to us by General Eisenhower
of the unconditional surrender
already signed at Reims,
nor should it prevent us from celebrating today and tomorrow,
Wednesday, as Victory in Europe Day.
Today, perhaps,
we shall think mostly of ourselves.
Tomorrow we shall pay a
particular
Another tribute to the heroic
Russian comrades
whose prowess in the field
has been one of the grand contributions
to the general victory.
The [F]German war is [G]therefore at
an end.
After years of intense preparation,
Germany hurled herself on Poland
at the beginning of September 1939.
And in pursuance of our guarantee to Poland,
and in common with the French Republic,
Great Britain, the British Empire,
and Commonwealth of Nations
declared war upon this foul aggression.
[F#m]After [G]gallant France
had been struck down,
we from this island and from
our united empire
maintained the struggle single -handed
for a whole year,
until we were joined
by the military might of Soviet Russia,
and [Bm]later by [B]the overwhelming
[Bm]power [G]an d resources
of [Am]the United States [G]of America.
Finally, [G]almost the whole world
was combined
against the evildoers
[F]who [Bb]are now prostrate [G]before us.
Our gratitude to all our splendid allies
goes forth from all our hearts in [C]this island
an[Bb]d throughout the British Empire.
America, [F]we may al[G]low ourselves
a brief period [G]of rejoicing.
But let us not forget for a moment
the toils and efforts that lie ahead.
Japan, with all her [D]treachery and greed,
remains unsubdued.
The injuries she has inflicted upon Great Britain,
the United States, and other countries,
and her detestable cruelties
call for justice and retribution.
We must now devote all
our strength and resources
to the completion of our tasks,
both at home and abroad.
Advance Britannia!
Long live the cause of freedom!
God save the King! you