VJ Day, also known as Victory in the Pacific Day, or VP Day, falls this year on Friday, August 15. The allied victory will be ...

I am hereby renaming May 8th as Victory Day for World War II and November 11th as Victory Day for World War I,” he said last week on social media. ... 80 years ago World War II in Europe was over.

This May, the 80th anniversary of Germany’s surrender ending World War II was celebrated in Moscow with its customary gravity. ... Reflections on Victory Day in Europe in 2025 Share this: ...

During his commencement speech addressing Army Academy graduates at West Point, Donald Trump claims the U.S. alone won World War II. He disrespects European allies, belittling them for celebrating ...

Though World War II lasted nearly another year in Europe, the success of Operation Overlord led to the liberation of France and allowed the Allies to fight the Germans in Nazi-occupied Europe.

The US discourse—which places an excessive emphasis on the Normandy Landings of 1944—also highlights the Pacific Theatre of the war in which Japan was the main Axis Enemy of the Allies. Since 1945, a ...