In 1945, the Nazi war machine was finally crushed and cities and countries all over Europe were being liberated by the Allied Forces. Great shouts of joy could be heard. Young girls in Rome, Paris, Amsterdam, and other cities across Europe kissed young G.I.'s and other liberating forces. Churches were filled with Masses of Thanksgiving. Prayers of gratitude were offered up by the tens of thousands to Our Lord Jesus and His Mother Mary for finally ending the hell to which these dear people had been subjected for the last six years. It was a new beginning, a new world for Europe.