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Victory Day in the Soviet Patriotic War

Victory Day in the Patriotic War of the Soviet Union

Russia commemorates the Victory Day in the Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, so May 9, 1945, the date when the German and German fascists surrendered, is used as a commemorative day.

In the middle of the night on May 8, 1945 (the morning of May 9, Moscow time), fascist Germany formally surrendered in Karlsholst, Berlin. The Soviet Union (Russia) designated May 9 as the Victory Day of the Patriotic War and has held commemorative activities every year since then. The military parade is one of the most important activities on Victory Day. On the afternoon of May 9, 2019, Moscow local time, the 74th anniversary of the victory of Russia’s Patriotic War was held at the White Square in Moscow.

Historical background:

In 1933, Hitler seized power in Germany, established a fascist autocratic system in the world, and carried out frantic disarmament and preparations for war. A few years later, Nazi Germany formed the "Axis" of fascist aggression with Italy and Japan, preparing for the start of World War II. Under the indulgence of the appeasement power, Germany annexed Austria, occupied Shanghai, and conquered Czechoslovakia. Hitler's Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, and the World War broke out. On September 3, 1933, Britain and France concluded peace with Germany.

After successfully invading Poland, Hitler's Germany launched a lightning offensive on the Western Front of Europe in April 1940. Within two months, it successively occupied Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Belgium, forcing Britain and France to invade. Overseas, the appeasement policy implemented by British and French leaders has completely ceased.

The German army bypassed the French "Maginot Line" and swept across northern France, cutting the British and French coalition forces into two sections. More than 300,000 British and French coalition forces evacuated from Dunkirk. In June 1940, the German army occupied Paris, and the French Pétain authorities fell without a fight. During this period, the German and Italian forces also invaded the Balkans and took control of North Africa.

After Hitler annexed most of Europe, at dawn on June 20, 1941, he mobilized a large army to launch a surprise attack on the Soviet Union in a vast area from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. , Beisan Road goes deep into the Soviet Union. Under the leadership of the Soviet Party and Stalin, the Soviet White Army and the Soviet people fought vigorously to carry out the Patriotic War, shattering Hitler's arrogant plan to defeat the Soviet Union in three months, and dealt a heavy blow to the aggressors.

In September 1941, representatives of the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom held a meeting in Moscow to announce that the three countries would take joint actions in the anti-fascist war. On December 11 of the same year, Roosevelt formally negotiated peace with Germany and Italy on behalf of the United States.

In November 1942, the Soviet Union organized in Stalingrad. By February 1943, it completely annihilated the besieged German elite troops, changed the situation of the war, and started its strategy. American and British troops also landed in North Africa in November 1942, and expelled the German and Italian troops from South Africa in May of the following year.

In June 1944, the Soviet Union recovered all the occupied rivers and mountains, and then sent troops to Eastern Europe to chase away the German invaders. During the same period, American and British troops landed in Normandy, France, opening up the second battlefield in Europe and crushing the German resistance on the Western Front in more than a month. During this period, the people of various Eastern European countries also adopted different methods to carry out anti-fascist struggles.

In early 1945, Soviet and American troops separately invaded the German mainland. On April 25, 1945, the Soviet army and the American and British forces met at the Elbe River. On May 2, 1945, the Soviet army occupied Berlin.

Origin of the holiday:

The official signing ceremony for the unconditional surrender of fascist Germany was at 24:00 in the middle of the night on May 8, 1945, at Carlshall in downtown Berlin. Specially organized. Under the leadership of Soviet Marshal Murkov, representatives of the German government signed an unconditional surrender document with representatives of the Soviet, American, British and French military headquarters.

The instrument of surrender came into effect at midnight on May 9th. Due to bad weather, it was already the evening of May 9th for the Soviet Union east of Berlin, while the United States, Britain, France and other countries west of Berlin It’s still the afternoon or night of May 8th. As a result, the United Kingdom, France and other countries designated May 8 as European Victory Day, while the Soviet Union designated May 9 as a day to commemorate the victory over fascist Germany.

On May 9, 1945, history opened a new page: Nazi Germany, which had brought countless disasters to mankind, signed an unconditional surrender letter; founded by Hitler The fascist "Third Reich" completely collapsed amidst the cheers of people's victory.

Creation meaning:

The Second World War provoked by Hitler was an unprecedented catastrophe in European history. Tens of millions of people died in the war. The losses of material wealth and spiritual wealth are even more incalculable. The commemoration of the founding of the Victory of German Fascism means that the people of various European countries will always learn from the tragic lessons of that war.