Victory Day is a commonly used name for public holidays in various countries, where it commemorates a nation's triumph over a hostile force in a war or the liberation of a country from hostile occupation. In many cases, multiple countries may observe the same holiday, with the most prominent united celebrations occurring in states that comprised the Allies of World War II, celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany.
List State Holiday Date ObservedRelationship Ref. Mujahideen Victory Day –presentSoviet–Afghan War Taliban Victory Day –present War in Afghanistan Victory Day –presentAlgerian War Victory Day –presentWorld War II Victory Day 2020–present2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War Victory Day –presentBangladesh Liberation War Victory Day 1945–presentWorld War II Victory DayWorld War II Victory over Japan Day 1946–presentWorld War II Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day–presentCroatian War of IndependenceVictory Day–presentWorld War II Victory in Europe Day -present World War II Victory in Europe Day1945–presentWorld War II Võidupüha –1939; 1992–presentEstonian War of Independence Victory Day1945–presentWorld War II Vijay Diwas –presentIndo-Pakistani War of 1971 Kargil Vijay Diwas –presentIndo-Pakistani War of 1999 Victory in Europe Day (Israeli) –presentWorld War II Victory Day2017–presentVictory over Daesh ISIS Victory Day 1945–presentWorld War II Victory Day1945–presentWorld War IIVictory Day1989-Present1988 Maldives coup attemptVictory DayGreat Siege of Malta, French blockade, World War II Victory Day 1945–presentWorld War II Lusaka Accord Day–presentMozambican War of IndependenceLiberation Day1990–presentWorld War II Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War 1973–presentKorean War Victory Day –2014World War II Victory in Europe Day –presentWorld War II Victory Day –presentWorld War II Victory Day–presentWorld War II Victory Day –2014Sri Lankan Civil War Remembrance Day –presentSri Lankan Civil War Victory Day –presentTurkish War of Independence Victory Day –2015World War II Victory Day over Nazism in World War II –2023World War II Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939 – 1945 –presentWorld War II Victory in Europe Day1945–presentWorld War II (Rhode Island)Victory DaySecond Monday in August1945–presentWorld War II Reunification Day –presentVietnam War
See also
11 November: Remembrance Day, Veterans Day, Armistice Day Liberation Day: List of dates on which countries were liberated from occupiers National Day: A day marking the founding of a nation which can be related to a key victory
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