Where VE Day celebrations will take place in Flintshire and Wrexham
Outside Europe, the war continued until Japan became the final Axis power to surrender later that year on September 2.
This is how Flintshire and Wrexham will celebrate the milestone, which officially takes place on Thursday, May 8.
In Wrexham, commemorations will begin with a service of remembrance at St Giles' Church at 12.30pm on Thursday, May 8.
From 1.15pm the city centre will see the military associations of Wrexham parade their Standards through the city centre streets.
The parade will be led by the Royal Welch Fusiliers Volunteer Corps of Drums - who have been honoured with the freedom of the city since 1946. It will march along Hope Street, on to Queen's Street, Queen's Square, Lambpit Street and Chester Street.
When the march reaches the Crown Buildings there will be a salute before turning right onto Bodhyfryd where the parade will halt.
While the Wrexham Salvation Army band plays there will be a wreath laying ceremony before the parade concludes and participants retire to the War Memorial Club.
A free VE Day event will take place in Rhosllanerchrugog at the Hafod Colliery Social Club on Broad Street on Saturday, May 3.
Everyone is welcome to attend between with a fantastic array of activities to keep young ones entertained between 12.30pm and 6pm, including a barbecue, games, fun fair rides, bouncy castle and stalls.
Then, between 6pm and 11.30pm, the celebrations will continue for the adults with a cash bingo, open bar and live singer Dom Henderson who will perform from 9pm.
Mold Town Council will be hosting an event at the Daniel Owen Centre with World War II-era music displays from Rhydymwyn Valley History Society and period military vehicles on display. There will also be performances from Mold Town Concert band, singer Sharon Wallace and the band CanCan plus free hot refreshments.
Meanwhile Flint Town Council will begin its commemoration with a proclamation on St Mary and St David's Parish Church steps at 9am before showcasing wartime memorabilia and art and poetry related to the conflict by local school pupils at the town hall.
There will also be a fish and chip lunch at noon before, in the evening, a beacon on the Flintshire coastal path in Flint will be lit to symbolize the 'light of peace'.
Buckley Cricket Club will be hosting VE Day event on Sunday, May 4.
They have 'lots of activities planned' and a barbecue will be lit. The bar will be open and music will be playing.
The action on field will be a North Wales representative team match.
St Peter's Church in Holywell will mark the occasion with a 1940's celebration lunch from midday on Bank Holiday Monday (May 5).
If you know of further VE Day celebrations taking place in Flintshire and Wrexham, please let us know by emailing news@leaderlive.co.uk
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