war's end
Peace finally arrives
War's end is the conclusion or termination of armed conflict—the moment hostilities cease or a formal peace is established.
The phrase often carries emotional weight, evoking relief, uncertainty, or historical significance: At war's end, thousands of soldiers finally returned home.
It appears frequently in historical writing and commemoration.
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- V-E DayMay 1945 armistice commemoration
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- white flagSignal of capitulation
laying down arms · ceasefire · victory · ticker tape parade · defeat · peace treaty · treaty · truce · liberation · homecoming · veterans · memorial · ruins · rebuilding · aftermath · silence · moment of silence · bells
- WWII 1945V-E Day, V-J Day, VE Day, VJ Day, Hiroshima
- ceasefirestruce, armistice, ceasefire line, ceasefire violation, Christmas truce
- WWI PeacemakingTreaty of Versailles, Versailles Treaty, Paris Peace Conference, armistice talks, peace treaty
- Victory HolidaysVictory Day, V-E Day, V-J Day, VE Day, VJ Day
war's enddeclaration of war
Formal announcement of hostilities
mobilization · invasion · casus belli · first shot · first strike
war's endactive combat
wartime · state of war · war footing · theater of war · escalation
war's endwartime
Period of armed conflict
state of war · combat operations · total war · escalation · warfare
war, wars, warring, warred, warlike, warrior, warriors, warfare, wartime