World War II: How God moved in the shadows of war
Lt Col (Retd) Dr Martin Gliniecki QGM
On 27 January 1945, Soviet troops, advancing from the East, liberated Auschwitz extermination camp. Around the same time the German Army in Western Europe was in full-scale retreat into Germany, following defeat in the Ardennes region by US, UK, Canadian and Belgian forces, which became known as the Battle of the Bulge.
Germany's defeat was unavoidable but there would be more than three months of fighting before their unconditional surrender on 7 May 1945, and victory celebrations in Britain the following day, VE (Victory in Europe) Day - which took place 80 years ago today.