Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945

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Soviet historical memory symbol historical event military victory

Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 refers to the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany and its allies on the Eastern Front during World War II, culminating in 1945 and becoming a central pillar of Soviet and post-Soviet historical memory.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Great Patriotic War 1941–1945	3
Pobeda v Velikoi Otechestvennoi voine 1941–1945	1
Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet historical memory symbol ⓘ historical event ⓘ military victory ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 ⓘ surface form: Pobeda v Velikoi Otechestvennoi voine 1941–1945 Victory over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War ⓘ
appliesToTerritory	Axis powers on the Eastern Front ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ
associatedWith	Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ surface form: Great Patriotic War Immortal Regiment marches ⓘ Soviet war memorials ⓘ anti-fascist struggle ⓘ
centralTo	Russian national identity ⓘ Soviet national identity ⓘ post-Soviet historical memory ⓘ
commemoratedOn	9 May ⓘ Victory Day (Russia) ⓘ surface form: Victory Day
culminatesIn	Battle of Berlin ⓘ German Instrument of Surrender ⓘ surface form: German Instrument of Surrender of 8 May 1945
hasCasualtiesSide	millions of Soviet military and civilian deaths ⓘ
hasEndTime	1945 ⓘ
hasGlobalImpact	contribution to Allied victory in World War II ⓘ
hasMainOpponent	Axis powers ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ
hasOutcome	defeat of Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front ⓘ liberation of Soviet territory from occupation ⓘ occupation of Berlin by Soviet forces ⓘ
hasParticipant	Red Army ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ Soviet partisans ⓘ
hasPoliticalSignificance	important element of Russian state ideology in the 21st century ⓘ legitimizing narrative for Soviet leadership after 1945 ⓘ
hasSignificantDate	8 May 1945 ⓘ 9 May 1945 ⓘ
hasSignificantEvent	Battle of Kursk ⓘ Battle of Stalingrad ⓘ Operation Bagration ⓘ Siege of Leningrad ⓘ Vistula–Oder Offensive ⓘ
hasStartTime	1941 ⓘ
hasSymbol	Order of the Patriotic War ⓘ assault on the Reichstag ⓘ surface form: Red Banner over the Reichstag Ribbon of Saint George ⓘ
languageOfTerm	Russian ⓘ
memorializedBy	Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex ⓘ surface form: Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex in Volgograd Kremlin Wall Necropolis ⓘ surface form: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill ⓘ
partOf	Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ World War II ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" → commemoratedEvent → Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 ⓘ

Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" → commemorates → Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Patriotic War 1941–1945

Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" → commemorates → Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Patriotic War 1941–1945

Medal for Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 → namedAfterEvent → Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Patriotic War 1941–1945

Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 → alsoKnownAs → Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pobeda v Velikoi Otechestvennoi voine 1941–1945