Victory Day

This article is about the type of commemoration days. For the Russian song, see Den Pobedy. For the 1988 album by Tom Cochrane and Red Rider, see Victory Day (album). For the related Victory parades, see Victory parade. For the military term, see Military designation of days and hours.

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.

People gathered in Whitehall to hear Winston Churchill's victory speech and celebrate Victory in Europe, 8 May 1945

List

State	Holiday	Date	Observed	Relationship	Ref.
Afghanistan	Mujahideen Victory Day	28 April	1992–present	Soviet–Afghan War	[1]
Algeria	Victory Day	19 March	1962–present	Algerian War	[2]
Armenia	Victory Day[a]	9 May	1995–present	World War II	[3]
Azerbaijan	Victory Day	8 November	2020–present	2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War	[4]
Bangladesh	Victory Day[b]	16 December	1971–present	Bangladesh Liberation War	[5]
Belarus	Victory Day[a]	9 May	1945–present	World War II	[6]
Bosnia–Herzegovina	Victory Day[a]	9 May		World War II
China	Victory over Japan Day	3 September	1946–present	World War II	[7][8]
Croatia	Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day	5 August	2003–present	Croatian War of Independence	[9]
	Victory Day[a]	9 May	2019–present	World War II	[9]
Czech Republic	Victory in Europe Day[c]	8 May	1993-present	World War II	[10]
France	Victory in Europe Day[c]	8 May	1945–present	World War II
Estonia	Võidupüha	23 June	1934–1939; 1992–present	Estonian War of Independence	[11]
Georgia	Victory Day[a]	9 May	1945–present	World War II
India	Vijay Diwas[b]	16 December	1972–present	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971	[12]
	Kargil Vijay Diwas	26 July	2000–present	Indo-Pakistani War of 1999	[13]
Israel	Victory in Europe Day (Israeli)[c]	9 May	2018–present	World War II	[14]
Ba'athist Iraq	Great Victory Day	8 August	1988–2003	Victory over Iran
Iraq	Victory Day	10 December	2017–present	Victory over Daesh ISIS
Kazakhstan	Victory Day[a]	9 May	1945–present	World War II	[15]
Kyrgyzstan	Victory Day[a]	9 May	1945–present	World War II
Malta	Victory Day	8 September		Great Siege of Malta, French blockade, World War II	[16]
Moldova	Victory Day[a]	9 May	1945–present	World War II	[17]
Mozambique	Lusaka Accord Day	7 September	1975–present	Mozambican War of Independence	[18]
Netherlands	Liberation Day	5 May	1990–present	World War II
North Korea	Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War	27 July	1973–present	Korean War	[19]
Poland	Victory Day[a]	9 May	1945–2014	World War II	[20]
	Victory in Europe Day[c]	8 May	2015–present	World War II	[20]
Russia	Victory Day[a]	9 May	1995–present	World War II	[citation needed]
Serbia	Victory Day[a]	9 May	1995–present	World War II	[citation needed]
Sri Lanka	Victory Day	18 May	2010–2014	Sri Lankan Civil War	[21]
	Remembrance Day	18 May	2015–present	Sri Lankan Civil War	[21]
Turkey	Victory Day	30 August	1926–present	Turkish War of Independence	[22]
Ukraine	Victory Day[a]	9 May	1991–2015	World War II	[23]
	Victory Day over Nazism in World War II	9 May	2016–2023	World War II	[23]
	Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939 – 1945	8 May	2023–present	World War II	[23]
United Kingdom	Victory in Europe Day[c]	8 May	1945–present	World War II	[citation needed]
United States (Rhode Island)	Victory Day	Second Monday in August	1945–present	World War II	[24]
Vietnam	Reunification Day	30 April	1976–present	Vietnam War	[23]

1. Countries celebrating the same Victory Day of the Soviet Union
2. Countries celebrating the same Victory Day over Pakistan
3. Countries celebrating the same Victory in Europe Day of the Allies of World War II

See also

• Holidays portal

• 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