VE Day in York, May 8, 1945: ‘We burned effigies of Hitler on bonfires’ May 7, 2025 News by admin Leave a Comment on VE Day in York, May 8, 1945: ‘We burned effigies of Hitler on bonfires’ Tomorrow we mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe – VE Day. But how did York celebrate at the time?