President Donald Trump On Thursday, it announced plans to appoint May 8 as “Victory Day” in World War II in the United States, which coincides with “victory on Europe’s Day”, which was celebrated in most Europe since the German surrender in 1945.
Trump in fact admitted that “many of our allies and friends” are already celebrating on May 8, but he said that America should join it because “we have done more than any other country, to a large extent, in producing a victorious result.”
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File: President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will participate in the blogging ceremony of the Memorial for the Second World War in Washington, DC, to celebrate the seventy -seventh anniversary of winning on European Day on May 8, 2020. (AP Photo/EVAN VUCCI)
On May 7, 1945, the Germans surrendered to the allied forces, and they agreed to stop all operations the next day.
World War II It was officially ended in the later of the year on September 2 when the Japanese signed a surrender tool, although Japan waved a white flag on August 14 – about a week after the United States was dropped at atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The United States does not have any general holidays that celebrate the celebration of World War II specifically, but there was a memorial ceremony in May, August and September throughout the country for decades.
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Former President Harry Truman, who was in his position at the end of World War II, issued a declaration in August 1946, announced August 14 that it was “a victory over Japan’s Day.”
President Harry S. congratulates. Truman Hirschil “Woody” Williams when he received the honor medal in October 1945 on his actions during the Battle of Io Jimma. (Compliment of the US Department of Defense)
I call on the people of the United States to monitor the day of victory for a day of the official celebration of the dedication of men and women who were achieved through the sacrifices of victory, the prayer of prayer and its high determination, the issue of justice, freedom, freedom, and international deception must progress with the uncomfortable and wonderful efforts, which were inspired by the health of the Pallory of the sons of weapons, ” Reading Truman’s advertisement, partially.
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In the same post, Trump stated that November 11 will be recognized as well World War I, “Victory Day”.
American forces in the forefront northeast of St. Mihil, France, chant after hearing the news that the truce had been signed, and ended the First World War in November 1918. (AP)
The president wrote: “We won both wars, and no one was close to us in terms of strength, courage, or military brilliance, but we have never celebrated anything.” “This is because we no longer have leaders anymore, who know how to do this! We’ll start celebrating our victories again!”
