World War II came to an end 68 years ago when Japan formally surrendered . May 8 , 1945 -- V-E Day ( Victory in Europe ) , after Gen. Alfred Jodl of the German High Command signs the unconditional surrender of all German forces . The U.S. and its allies won the war against Imperial Japan, but it was a bitter pill for many Japanese who had fought in the Pacific theater of operations during WWII, including those from Okinawa and other Approximately 6 million people died in Nazi concentration camps .
World War II came to an end 68 years ago when Japan formally surrendered . The U.S. and its allies won the war against Imperial Japan, but it was a bitter pill for many Japanese who had fought in the Pacific theater of operations during WWII, including those from Okinawa and other Approximately 6 million people died in Nazi concentration camps .