Victory Day marks the capitulation of Nazi forces to the Soviet Union and other principal Allied nations in Berlin on May 8, 1945. It is celebrated in the successor states to the Soviet Union on May 9, the date when the surrender took effect Moscow time, especially in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, concluding the Great Patriotic War. The day is most prominently celebrated in Moscow with a traditional military parade on Red Square.
Victory Day marks the capitulation of Nazi forces to the Soviet Union and other principal Allied nations in Berlin on May 8, 1945. It is celebrated in the successor states to the Soviet Union on May 9, the date when the surrender took effect Moscow time, especially in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, concluding the Great Patriotic War. The day is most prominently celebrated in Moscow with a traditional military parade on Red Square.
