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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other officials lay wreaths at the Neue Wache Memorial in Berlin, Germany, May 8, 2020.

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Video. Why isn't VE Day a public holiday in Germany?

Updated: 08/05/2020 - 15:17 GMT+2

A movement is growing to make May 8 a holiday to mark the end of World War Two.

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