23-469: (Redirected from Ve ) On Misplaced Pages, VE may refer to Misplaced Pages:VisualEditor . [REDACTED] Look up VE or ve in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. VE or ve may refer to: Businesses and brands [ edit ] EUjet (2003-2005, IATA airline designator VE) Avensa (1943-2004, IATA airline designator VE) Valley Entertainment ,
46-504: A U.S. record label and music distributor Visalia Electric Railroad (reporting mark VE) Vision Eternel , a Canadian-American ambient rock band (abbreviated as VE in reviews and interviews) Volare Airlines (1997-2009, IATA airline designator VE) Holden Commodore (VE) , a model of the Holden Commodore, a car produced by GM Australia Ve Global (also known as Ve) Language [ edit ] Ve (Cyrillic) , name of
69-758: A method to improve the "value" of products and services by examination of function Vinyl ester resin , a resin Volcanic explosivity index Volumetric efficiency V E , voltage relative to the ground ("Earth") Other uses [ edit ] VE, reincarnation of the seventh Seraphim Vili and Vé , gods in Norse mythology Vé (shrine) , a shrine in Germanic paganism and modern place name element Venezuela (ISO, FIPS 10-4, and NATO (obsolete) country code VE) Victory in Europe Day , or V-E Day Viva Emptiness ,
92-402: A music album by Katatonia Vertical exaggeration , a vertical scaling used in technical diagrams Vocational expert , an authority in the areas of vocational rehabilitation Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title VE . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
115-603: Is celebrated across European nations as public holidays and national observances. The Festival of Joy is an Austrian event held in honor of VE Day. The Austrian Mauthausen Committee (MKÖ) has organised the Festival of Joy since 2013, in cooperation with the Austrian Government and the City of Vienna . The festival is held annually on Heldenplatz . On the eve of the diamond jubilee in 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin , at
138-528: Is known in Poland as "Narodowy Dzień Zwycięstwa" (National Victory Day). Poland officially recognised 9 May from 1945 until 2014, and on 24 April 2015, Poland officially recognised National Victory Day. On 8 May 1945, a meeting of the Council of Ministers was held, debating whether to establish the holiday on 8 May (proposed by Marshal Michał Rola-Żymierski ) or 10 May (proposed by the government). Finally, in Poland,
161-767: 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. Russia and some former Soviet countries celebrate on 9 May , as Germany's unconditional surrender entered into force at 23:01 on 8 May Central European Summer Time ; this corresponded with 00:01 on 9 May in Moscow Time . Several countries observe public holidays on
184-576: The German Resistance and died in World War II. In 2020, a regional holiday in Berlin occurred on 8 May to mark the 75th anniversary of surrender. East Germany celebrated 8 May as its Tag der Befreiung (Liberation Day), first celebrated under Walter Ulbricht 's government in 1950 and repeated annually until the fall of communism . Between 1975 and 1990, it was Tag des Sieges (Victory Day). 8 May
207-743: The National Day of Victory and Freedom was established on 9 May by decree. From 1946 to 1989, it was celebrated with Russian traditions, as Poland was a socialist state at the time. The main celebrations were carried out at Plac Zwycięstwa or Plac Defilad in Warsaw (most notably in 1985 ). After 1990 and the fall of the Soviet Union , no official ceremonies were organized; however, many cities and military units together with local governments organized their own festivities. The Russian minority in Poland continues to celebrate 9 May traditions to this date. At
230-436: The balcony of the palace before the cheering crowds. Churchill went from the palace to Whitehall , where he addressed another large crowd: God bless you all. This is your victory. In our long history, we have never seen a greater day than this. Everyone, man or woman, has done their best. Churchill asked Ernest Bevin to come forward and share the applause. Bevin said, "No, Winston, this is your day", and proceeded to conduct
253-736: The character В, в, from the Cyrillic alphabet Ve (Arabic letter) , a character of the Arabic alphabet Vè , a Vietnamese poetic form Ve, a proposed gender-neutral pronoun ve, a contraction of the English auxiliary verb "have" Venda language (ISO 639 alpha-2 code "ve") Places [ edit ] Ve, Norway , a village in Kristiansand municipality, Vest-Agder county, Norway Science and technology [ edit ] Biology and medicine [ edit ] Minute ventilation (V E ), of
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#1732863234153276-584: The day each year, also called Victory Over Fascism Day, Liberation Day, or Victory Day. In the UK it is often abbreviated to VE Day , a term which existed as early as September 1944, in anticipation of victory. Adolf Hitler , the Nazi leader , had committed suicide on 30 April during the Battle of Berlin , and Germany's surrender was authorised by his successor, Reichspräsident Karl Dönitz . The administration headed by Dönitz
299-846: The defeat of Germany, celebrations erupted throughout the Western world , especially in the United Kingdom, in North America and in USSR. More than one million people celebrated in the streets throughout the UK to mark the end of the European part of the war. In London, crowds massed in Trafalgar Square and up the Mall to Buckingham Palace , where King George VI and Queen Elizabeth , accompanied by their daughters and Prime Minister Winston Churchill , appeared on
322-727: The end of March 2015, due to the upcoming 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, the President of the Institute of National Remembrance Łukasz Kamiński sent a letter to the Marshal of the Sejm requesting a change from 9 to 8 May. On 24 April, the Sejm adopted the Act on National Victory Day to be celebrated on 8 May, at the same time abolishing the National Day of Victory and Freedom celebrated on 9 May. In
345-654: The impact on the Algerian Muslim population was traumatic, especially on the large numbers of Muslim soldiers in the French Army who were then returning from the war in Europe. Nine years later, the Algerian War began, leading to independence from France in March 1962 . In February 2005, Hubert Colin de Verdière, France's ambassador to Algeria , formally apologized for the massacre, calling it an "inexcusable tragedy". VE Day
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391-578: The lungs VE (nerve agent) , by NATO designation, a chemical weapon agent Viliuisk encephalomyelitis Viral eukaryogenesis Voluntary euthanasia Computing [ edit ] .ve , the Internet TLD for Venezuela Virtual environment , a primary component of a Virtual Reality system Virtual Earth , former name of Microsoft's Bing Maps Platform VisualEditor , a MediaWiki editor developed for Misplaced Pages Other uses in science and technology [ edit ] Value engineering ,
414-521: The people in the singing of " For He's a Jolly Good Fellow ". Later, Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II) and her sister Princess Margaret were allowed to wander incognito among the crowds and take part in the celebrations. The 2015 film A Royal Night Out was inspired by Elizabeth and Margaret mingling with the public that night. In the United States, the event coincided with President Harry S. Truman 's 61st birthday. He dedicated
437-611: The request of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz , gave a live address broadcast on Austrian TV channel ORF . France celebrates VE Day on 8 May, being a national and public holiday . Orléans simultaneously celebrates both VE Day and the anniversary of the Siege of Orléans being lifted on this date by French forces led by Joan of Arc during the Hundred Years War . Events in Berlin occur on 8 May to commemorate those who fought against Nazism in
460-585: The victory made it his most enjoyable birthday. Great celebrations took place in many American cities, especially in New York 's Times Square . Tempering the jubilation somewhat, both Churchill and Truman pointed out that the war against Japan had not yet been won. In his radio broadcast at 15:00 on 8 May, Churchill told the British people , "We may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing (as Japan) remains unsubdued". In America, Truman broadcast at 09:00 and said it
483-444: The victory to the memory of his predecessor, Franklin D. Roosevelt , who had died of a cerebral hemorrhage less than a month earlier, on 12 April. Flags remained at half-staff for the remainder of the 30-day mourning period. Truman said of dedicating the victory to Roosevelt's memory and keeping the flags at half-staff that his only wish was "that Franklin D. Roosevelt had lived to witness this day". Later that day, Truman said that
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#1732863234153506-471: Was "a victory only half won". On the same day in 1945, Muslims in French Algeria celebrating the end of the war (of which some were also peacefully protesting for independence ) became the targets of violence and massacres by colonial authorities and pied-noir settler militias, which would last until 26 June 1945. While details of the killings were largely overlooked in metropolitan France ,
529-688: Was known as the Flensburg Government . The act of military surrender was first signed at 02:41 on 7 May in SHAEF HQ at Reims , and a slightly modified document, considered the definitive German Instrument of Surrender , was signed on 8 May 1945 in Karlshorst , Berlin at 22:43 local time. The German High Command will at once issue orders to all German military, naval and air authorities and to all forces under German control to cease active operations at 23.01 hours Central European time on 8 May 1945... Upon
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