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VICTORY DAY ON MAY 8 AND MAY 9 : ''Main article: Victory In Europe Day , Victory Day (Eastern Europe) Victory Day marks the Capitulation of Nazi forces to the Allies (the Soviet Union , the United Kingdom , the United States , Canada and other principal Allied nations) in Berlin on May 8 , 1945 . It is celebrated in the successor states to the Soviet Union on May 9 , because when the German Instrument Of Surrender was signed (in the midnight), it was already May 9 in the USSR and Eastern Europe. The US, UK and most western European countries mark Victory In Europe Day on May 8 . VICTORY DAY ON JUNE 23 IN ESTONIA ''Võidupüha'' or Victory Day is a Public Holiday In Estonia , which has been celebrated on 23 June every year since 1934 . Victory Day recalls the 1919 Battle Of Wenden (''Võnnu'' in Estonian ) decisive battle during the War Of Independence in which the Estonian Military Forces and their allies defeated the German forces who sought to re-assert Baltic-German control over the region. Today, ''Võidupüha'' also marks the contributions of all Estonia ns in their fight to regain and retain their independence. VICTORY DAY ON AUGUST 30 IN TURKEY Victory Day on August 30 is a National Holiday In Turkey to commemorate the victory in the Battle Of Dumlupinar , the final battle in the Turkish War Of Independence in 1922 . VICTORY DAY ON SEPTEMBER 8 IN MALTA Victory Day on September 8 is a National Holiday In Malta to commemorate the victory of the Knights Hospitaller over the Ottoman Turks in the Great Siege of 1565 , as well as the Capitulation of Italy in 1943 , turning against its former Nazi German ally during World War II . September 8 is also the Feast Day of the birth of Mary, The Mother Of Jesus , which is popularly celebrated in Naxxar , Senglea , and Mellieha on the same day. VICTORY DAY ON DECEMBER 16 IN BANGLADESH Victory Day on December 16 is a National Holiday In Bangladesh to commemorate the surrender of Pakistan i forces in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 . VICTORY DAY IN RHODE ISLAND Usually observed on the second Monday of August. It celebrates the conclusion of World War II . It was a nationally recognized holiday, but it has since been removed because of the nature of the war's ending (ie. Harry Truman and Dropping The Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki on August 9 , 1945 ). People in the United States still celebrate this holiday. VICTORY DAY IN OTHER COUNTRIES
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