The Corona epidemic casts a shadow over Europe and America's celebrations this year, the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, as it imposed a limit on celebrations and limited ceremonies.

Among the most important features of celebrations in Europe this year: laying wreaths in honor of the memory of the victims, speeches without an audience, and the day of the holiday in the German capital, and European countries asked their citizens to celebrate this occasion individually.

In France, President Emmanuel Macron visited the statue of General Charles de Gaulle in Paris, before attending the World War II memorial and carrying out brief ceremonies at the Elysee Palace in the presence of senior political and military officials without an audience.

Germany celebrates the day of its defeat and
in Germany, the day that saw its defeat in front of the Allies is not usually celebrated, but this time, the city of Berlin decided that this day would be a day of liberation from the National Socialist trend and concentration camps, and that it would be a holiday this year.

Johnson celebrates alone in front of the headquarters of the British government (Getty Images)

President Steinmeier and Chancellor Angela Merkel laid a wreath and responded to the monument to the war and Holocaust victims (the Holocaust in World War II).

The German president had decided to organize large formal ceremonies to which 1,600 people were invited, but they were canceled due to the epidemic. A huge celebration of this anniversary took place only once in Germany in 1995.

The far right has another view,
but the nationalist right represented by the "Alternative for Germany" party does not see things this way, and he condemned these celebrations. One of his leaders, Alexander Golland, said that May 8 remains a memory of the country's "absolute defeat", the loss of land in the east and the death of thousands of German citizens in a bombing by the Allies, adding that on that day Germany had lost its "independence" in "shaping its future."

Members of the Russian diplomatic mission commemorate the end of World War II at the Tiergarten Memorial Park, Berlin (Reuters)

In other countries, isolation measures have forced the authorities to keep celebrations to a minimum, with Internet broadcasts.

No military parade on the Red
Square The big military parade will not take place in the Red Square in the Russian capital, Moscow, as the authorities there only kept the airspace of the festivities taking place tomorrow, Saturday, on the "Victory Day" that Moscow celebrates on May 9.

President Vladimir Putin will address the Russians, who are especially awaiting decisions after May 11, when they lift the isolation measures imposed more than a month ago to prevent the spread of the virus.

A letter from the Queen and a moment of reflection.
In London, the Queen of Britain, Elizabeth II, will broadcast via BBC to a letter to the British, at 20:00 GMT, the time when her father, King George VI, spoke on radio in 1945.

Macron held brief ceremonies at the Elysee Palace (Reuters)

The UK commemoration begins at 10:00 GMT, with a national moment of contemplation and two minutes of silence.

Because of the epidemic, street celebrations and veterans' gatherings were canceled, and the government called on residents to celebrate at home by proposing ideas for games or recipes.

In a letter to veterans, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson compared the Coved-19 epidemic to World War II and wrote, "On this anniversary, we are fighting a new battle against the emerging Corona virus, which requires us the spirit of the national efforts you embodied 75 years ago."

In the Czech capital, Prague, ten minutes after another, political officials will head to the tomb of the unknown soldier to lay wreaths of roses.

America celebrates "virtual"
and US President Donald Trump will put a wreath at the World War II in Washington at 15:30 GMT, while the US Department of Defense is organizing a "day of victory for Europe" by default, with a live program broadcast on its website and social networks .

"Although we face important challenges with Covid-19, our commitment to commemorate the courage and sacrifices of our veterans during World War II will not change," said US Defense Secretary Mark Esper.