Victory in Europe Day

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commemorative day historical event commemoration public holiday

Victory in Europe Day marks the formal end of World War II in Europe, commemorating the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in May 1945.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Victory in Europe Day canonical 9
Allied victory in World War II 1
German surrender in Northwest Europe 1

Statements (69)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commemorative day ⓘ
historical event commemoration ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Victory in Europe Day ⓘ
surface form: Victory Day in Europe
associatedWith Allies of World War II ⓘ
surface form: Allied Powers

European theatre of World War II ⓘ
surface form: European Theater of World War II

Nazi Germany ⓘ
commemorates Allied victory in Europe in World War II ⓘ
end of World War II in Europe ⓘ
surrender of Nazi Germany ⓘ
countryObservedIn Australia ⓘ
Belarus ⓘ
Belgium ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Czech Republic ⓘ
Denmark ⓘ
France ⓘ
Israel ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
Norway ⓘ
Poland ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
Slovakia ⓘ
Ukraine ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

various European countries ⓘ
dateObserved 7 May ⓘ
8 May ⓘ
9 May ⓘ
firstCelebrated May 1945 ⓘ
followsEvent Battle of Berlin ⓘ
German Instrument of Surrender ⓘ
hasShortName Victory in Europe Day self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: V-E Day

Victory in Europe Day self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: VE Day
hasTheme celebration of peace in Europe ⓘ
defeat of fascism in Europe ⓘ
remembrance of war casualties ⓘ
legalStatus public holiday in France ⓘ
public holiday in some European countries ⓘ
mediaCoverage newsreel footage of celebrations ⓘ
radio announcements in 1945 ⓘ
notableCelebrationLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

Moscow ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
notableFigureAssociated Charles de Gaulle ⓘ
President Harry S. Truman ⓘ
surface form: Harry S. Truman

Joseph Stalin ⓘ
Winston Churchill ⓘ
observedOn 8 May 1945 ⓘ
9 May 1945 ⓘ
partOf World War II ⓘ
relatedTo Armistice Day ⓘ
Armistice Day ⓘ
surface form: Remembrance Day

Victory Day (9 May) in post-Soviet states ⓘ
V-J Day ⓘ
surface form: Victory over Japan Day
symbol church services ⓘ
national flags ⓘ
street celebrations ⓘ
two-finger V sign ⓘ
victory parades ⓘ
typicalActivities commemorative speeches ⓘ
military parades ⓘ
moments of silence ⓘ
public holidays in some countries ⓘ
wreath-laying ceremonies ⓘ
yearOfEvent 1945 ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

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

German Instrument of Surrender → relatedEvent → Victory in Europe Day ⓘ
German Instrument of Surrender → precededBy → Victory in Europe Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: German surrender in Northwest Europe
Victory in Europe Day → hasShortName → Victory in Europe Day self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: VE Day
Victory in Europe Day → hasShortName → Victory in Europe Day self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: V-E Day
Victory in Europe Day → alsoKnownAs → Victory in Europe Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Victory Day in Europe
Western Allied invasion of Germany → significantEvent → Victory in Europe Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Surrender of German forces in the West
V-J Day → follows → Victory in Europe Day ⓘ
Lycée Roosevelt surrender signing site → commemoratedOn → Victory in Europe Day ⓘ
French overseas territories → celebrate → Victory in Europe Day ⓘ
Three Steps to Victory → mainSubject → Victory in Europe Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied victory in World War II
Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag) → relatedTo → Victory in Europe Day ⓘ
Place du 8-Mai-1945 → namedAfter → Victory in Europe Day ⓘ
European theater → significantEvent → Victory in Europe Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: German surrender on V-E Day
World War II veterans → commemoratedOn → Victory in Europe Day ⓘ
Allied headquarters in Reims → associatedEvent → Victory in Europe Day ⓘ
World War II monuments → associatedWith → Victory in Europe Day ⓘ