Russian Colonel celebrating World War II Victory Day at Victory Park in Moscow, Russia
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3493 x 5242 px | 29.6 x 44.4 cm | 11.6 x 17.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
9 May 2008Location:
Victory Park, Poklonnaya Hill, Moscow, Russia, Eastern EuropeMore information:
In the Russian Federation and some former USSR countries, Victory Day marks the capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union at the end of the Second World War (commonly referred to in the Soviet Union and later, the Russian Federation, as the Great Patriotic War). This surrender document was signed late in the evening on May 8, 1945 (May 9 by Moscow Time), following the original capitulation Germany agreed earlier to the joint Allied forces on the Western Front. The Soviet government announced the victory early on May 9 after the signing ceremony in Berlin. However, only since 1965 the Victory Day has been a holiday.