Victory in Europe Day in Czechia ― Date, History, and Details
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History of Victory in Europe Day in Czechia and How to Celebrate/ Observe It
Victory in Europe Day, also known as V-E Day, Victory Day, or simply V Day was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender of its armed forces. The day marked the end of World War II in Europe.
Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic and Slovakia) was occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II. On V-E Day, people in Czechoslovakia celebrated the end of the war and the beginning of their country’s liberation from Nazi rule.