Vj Day Events

This resulted in the japanese formally surrendering to the allies on august 15th.

Vj day events. A t belfast city hall a two minute silence was held during a socially. On august 6th the united states dropped the atomic bomb little boy on hiroshima and on august 9th dropped the bomb name fat man on nagasaki. The service of remembrance at the national memorial arboretum will be broadcast on bbc one from 9 30am. The term has been applied to both of the days on which the initial announcement of japan s surrender was made august 15 1945 in japan and because of time zone differences august 14 1945 as well as to september 2 1945 when the surrender document was signed officially ending world war ii.

At belfast city hall a two minute silence was held during a socially. Vj day or victory over japan day on 15 august 1945 ended one of the worst episodes in british military history during which tens of thousands of servicemen were forced to endure the. Celebrations began on both aug. Commemorative events have taken place at several locations across northern ireland to mark the 75th anniversary of vj day.

Commemorative events have taken place at several locations across northern ireland to mark the 75th anniversary of vj day. Let our news meet. Commemorative events have taken place at several locations across northern ireland to mark the 75th anniversary of vj day. 14 1945 the world was told that japan had surrendered a move that brought an end to world war ii.

August 15 is the official v j day for the united kingdom while the. 15 with those dates becoming known as. At belfast city hall a two minute silence was held during a socially distanced memorial event at the cenotaph to mark the end of the second world war.