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Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945; it marked the official end of World War II in Europe in the Eastern Front, with the last known shots fired on 11 May.
Official public holidays in Saint Pierre and Miquelon are the same as those in France and are ... Jour de l'An: movable holiday ... Day: Fête de la Victoire 1945 ...
Fête du Travail: 8 May: Victory Day: Victoire 1945: End of hostilities in Europe in World War II moveable: Ascension Day: Ascension: Thursday, 39 days after Easter Sunday moveable: Whit Monday: Lundi de Pentecôte: Monday after Pentecost (50 days after Easter), observed only in some businesses, see notes 14 July: National Day: Fête Nationale ...
Jour de l'An: movable holiday: Easter Monday: Lundi de Pâques: May 1: Labour Day: Fête du Travail: May 8: Victory Day: Fête de la Victoire 1945: movable holiday: Ascension Day: Ascension: movable holiday: Whit Monday: Lundi de Pentecôte: May 28: Abolition Day: Abolition de l'Esclavage: Date of abolition of slavery, observed since 2018. [2 ...
2 December – French banks (Banque de France, BNCI, CNEP, Crédit Lyonnais and Société Générale) are nationalized. 21 December – André Malraux is appointed minister of information by de Gaulle. Duralex glass tableware manufacturers established in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin. La tennis Bensimon business is founded. [1]
Jour de l'An: movable holiday: Easter Monday: Lundi de Pâques: May 1: International Workers' Day: Fête du Travail: May 8: Victory Day: Fête de la Victoire 1945: movable holiday: Ascension Day: Ascension: movable holiday: Whit Monday: Lundi de Pentecôte: May 27: Abolition Day: Abolition de l'Esclavage: In remembrance of the abolition of ...
While 9 May is the general commemoration of the termination of the Second World War and the allied victory in Europe and North Africa, in Ukraine it is in recent years a triple anniversary aside from Europe Day being marked on said date – 9 May being the date of the 1920 Kyiv Polish-Ukrainian victory parade during the Ukrainian War of Independence, the first ever military parade in modern ...
Victory Day [a 1] is a holiday that commemorates the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in 1945. It was first inaugurated in the 15 republics of the Soviet Union following the signing of the German Instrument of Surrender late in the evening on 8 May 1945 (9 May Moscow Time).