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Victory days

  • Victory in Europe DayAdolf Hitler committed suicide on the 30th of April during the Battle of Berlin. His successor, Reichspräsident Karl Dönitz, authorized Germany's surrender…
  • Victory over Japan DayThe phrase Victory over Japan Day refers to three different calendar moments in 1945. August 15 marks the day Emperor Hirohito broadcast his surrender…
  • Victory Day (9 May)Late in the evening on the 8th of May 1945, German officials signed an Instrument of Surrender in Reims, France. This document was witnessed by…