But were you pictured when the Sunderland Echo photographers took these images at the various anniversary events of that momentous day?
We have 11 photos to share with you of people having fun at parties and re-enactment events all over Wearside and County Durham.
See if you can spot anyone you know and after you have taken a look, why not get in touch to tell us more.
1. Fun at Fulwell
The party scene at Osborne Street in Fulwell in 1995. Were you in the picture? Photo: Sunderland Echo
2. Excellent times at Easington Colliery
More than 2,000 happy people celebrated the anniversary of peace at Easington Colliery during their Carnival. VE Day children from Easington Colliery Primary School were pictured on their float in this 1995 photo. Photo: Sunderland Echo
3. A lovely cuppa at the party
Back to 2005 for this sunny scene at the Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens VE Day anniversary party. Museum staff Marie Harrison and Tony Drake are pictured on their tea break. Photo: PB
4. The generations uniting to celebrate
A lovely scene as war veteran Frank Moon shared a joke with Matthew Anderson and Thomas Howe, both 7, at a VE Day party at Sunderland High School junior department in 2005. Remember this from 2005? Photo: AB