Victory in Europe Day celebrations (1945)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Victory_in_Europe_Day_celebrations_(1945)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:VE_Day gptkb:V-E_Day
gptkbp:celebratedIn	Allied nations
gptkbp:commemorates	end of World War II in Europe Allied victory over Nazi Germany
gptkbp:date	8 May 1945
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Victory in Europe Day celebrations (1945)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Canada gptkb:Europe gptkb:France gptkb:Soviet_Union gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	gptkb:BBC gptkb:radio_station newspapers newsreels
gptkbp:notableEvent	parades public celebrations street parties King George VI's radio broadcast Winston Churchill's speech crowds in Trafalgar Square dancing in the streets speeches by leaders
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gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:German_Instrument_of_Surrender
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Victory_over_Japan_Day
gptkbp:significance	end of hostilities in Europe liberation of Nazi-occupied countries
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Champs-Élysées
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5