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Victory Day [a 1] is a holiday that commemorates the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in 1945. It was first inaugurated in the 15 republics of the Soviet Union following the signing of the German Instrument of Surrender late in the evening on 8 May 1945 (9 May Moscow Time).
The cadets of the Moscow Military Music College leading the platinum jubilee parade in 2015. Troops prior to the 2020 parade, taken on 24 June. The Moscow Victory Day Parade (Russian: Парад Победы в Москве, romanized: Parad Pobedy v Moskve) is an annual military parade of the Russian Armed Forces on Moscow's Red Square on May 9 during the Victory Day celebrations.
Participants in the Russian invasion of Ukraine on parade. The 2024 Moscow Victory Day Parade was a military parade held in Red Square, Moscow, Russia, on 9 May 2024, to commemorate the 79th anniversary of Victory Day, which celebrates the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of the Eastern Front of World War II.
RS-24 Yars ICBM on show at the 2023 Moscow Victory Day Parade. The 2023 Moscow Victory Day Parade was a military parade held in Red Square, Moscow, Russia, on 9 May 2023, to commemorate Victory Day which celebrates the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of the Eastern Front of World War II.
The parade was not broadcast on some platforms outside of Russia due to social media boycotts and sanctions in response to the invasion. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Within Russia, anti-war slogans appeared on Russian satellite television [ 3 ] as well as on Lenta.ru , a pro-government news website, on Victory Day.
As Victory Day is the principal military holiday of Russia and of almost all member the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the celebrations in Moscow and other capital cities thus serve as national events to mark such an important holiday for millions of people around the world, marking the anniversary of the capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Allied Powers in 1945.
Soviet defense Minister Marshal Rodion Malinovsky takes the salute during the military parade, 9 May 1965. Prior to 1965 Victory Day was not a major holiday and parades were not held, with the exception of the 1945 Victory Day Parade. [1] The Victory Parade of 1965 was the second made after 1945 Victory Day Parade. [2]
The 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade was a parade that took place in Red Square in Moscow on 9 May 2015 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the capitulation of Nazi Germany in 1945. The annual parade marks the Allied victory in the Second World War at the Eastern Front, on the same day as the signing of the German act of capitulation to the ...