The Festival of Joy is an Austrian event held in honor of VE Day. VE Day is celebrated across European nations as public holidays and national observances. In America, Truman broadcast at 09:00 and said it was "a victory only half won". In his radio broadcast at 15:00 on 8 May, Churchill told the British people, "We may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing (as Japan) remains unsubdued". Tempering the jubilation somewhat, both Churchill and Truman pointed out that the war against Japan had not yet been won. Great celebrations took place in many American cities, especially in New York's Times Square. Later that day, Truman said that the victory made it his most enjoyable birthday. Roosevelt had lived to witness this day". Truman said of dedicating the victory to Roosevelt's memory and keeping the flags at half-staff that his only wish was "that Franklin D. Flags remained at half-staff for the remainder of the 30-day mourning period. Roosevelt, who had died of a cerebral hemorrhage less than a month earlier, on 12 April.
He dedicated the victory to the memory of his predecessor, Franklin D.
In the United States, the event coincided with President Harry Truman's 61st birthday. The 2015 film A Royal Night Out was inspired by Elizabeth and Margaret mingling with the public that night. Later, Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II) and her sister Princess Margaret were allowed to wander incognito among the crowds and take part in the celebrations. Bevin said, "No, Winston, this is your day", and proceeded to conduct the people in the singing of " For He's a Jolly Good Fellow". This specific time corresponded with 00:01 on 9 May in Moscow Time, and the Soviet Union and Russia have celebrated the victory over Germany on 9 May.Ĭhurchill then asked Ernest Bevin to come forward and share the applause. The Germany's unconditional surrender entered into force at 23:01 on 8 May Central European Time. In the UK it is often abbreviated to VE Day, or V-E Day in the US, a term which existed as early as September 1944, in anticipation of victory. Several countries observe public holidays on the day each year, also called Victory Over Fascism Day, Liberation Day or Victory Day. Russia and some former Soviet countries celebrate on 9 May. Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday,, marking the official end of World War II in Europe in the Eastern Front, with the last shots fired on the 11th. And we will prevail! It will be the Day of our victory.Victory over Japan Day, Victory Day (9 May) and Europe Day
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And just as then we relied on the joint strength of free nations, so now we fight against evil together with the free world, together with free Europe. Although now it is another aggressor, the goal is the same - enslavement or destruction. As then we destroyed evil together, so now we are destroying a similar evil together," Zelenskyy said. “We will not allow lies as if the victory in that war could have taken place without the participation of any country or nation. The Ukrainian president also compared the current war to the allied efforts to defeat the Nazis. He signed and submitted a draft law to the Ukrainian Parliament that moves the holiday to May 8, which is the date when the rest of the Western allies mark the World War II victory over the Nazis.
On Monday, Zelenskyy announced that he was moving the date of Ukraine's own Victory Day celebration and renaming it Europe Day. Dmitry Astakhov/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
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