Victory Day (9 May)
Victory Day in Russia is the anniversary of their Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The Soviet government announced the victory early on 9 May after the signing ceremony in Berlin.[1] Victory Day is one of the most significant holiday in Russia.
| Victory Day | |
|---|---|
| Victory Day Victory Day celebrations in Moscow, 9 May 2005 | |
| Official name | Russian: День Победы etc. |
| Observed by | Russia and some former states of Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact; Serbia, Israel |
| Date | 9 May |
| Related to | Victory in Europe Day |
Victory Day Parades
In many countries of the former Soviet Union, large-scale mass events are planned. Victory Day parades are military parades that are held on 9 May. They are mostly celebrated in various post-soviet nations such as Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and until 2015, Ukraine. The first victory day parade was on Red Square. Red Army and a small detachment from the First Polish Army participated in the Parade on 24 June 1945.
Victory Day (9 May) Media
- Zhukov reads capitulation act.jpg
Marshal Zhukov reading the German capitulation. Seated on his right is Air Chief Marshal Arthur Tedder.
- Wilhelm Keitel Kapitulation.jpg
Field-Marshal Keitel signing the ratified surrender terms for the German military
- Soviet Znamya Pobedy.svg
"Victory Banner #5", raised on the roof of the Reichstag building
- 2016 Immortal Regiment in Saint Petersburg (096).jpg
People in Saint Petersburg at the Immortal Regiment, carrying portraits of their ancestors who fought in the Great Patriotic War (World War II).
- Generál s vlajkou v pozadí - panoramio.jpg
A member of the Armed Forces of Belarus on Victory Day in 2014 under the Soviet flag.
- Moscow Victory Day Parade (2019) 70.jpg
During the 2019 Moscow Victory Day Parade.
- Президент- связующую нить поколений нужно во что бы то ни стало сберечь.webm
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko delivering a speech on Victory Day in 2019.
- 2023 Moscow Victory Day Parade 13.jpg
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the 2023 Moscow Victory Day Parade
The 2005 Victory Day parade on Moscow's Red Square.
- Парад в честь 70-летия Великой Победы - 19.jpg
References
- ↑ Earl F. Ziemke, 1990, Washington DC, CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY, CHAPTER XV:The Victory Sealed Page 258 last 2 paragraphs
Other websites
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).. |
- The importance of Victory Day
- Official website of the Organizing Committee for the preparation and holding of the celebration of the 75th anniversary of Victory
- Official site of the Russian Ministry of Defense "Memory of the People"
- The official website of the Russian Ministry of Defense "People's feat"Archived 2012-07-25 at the Wayback Machine