Vj Day Meaning

Vj day celebrates the official end to war hostilities on all fronts.
Vj day meaning. This day is known as ve. Victory over japan day also known as v j day victory in the pacific day or v p day is the day on which imperial japan surrendered in world war ii in effect bringing the war to an end 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 when it was. The war had effectively ended in europe a few months earlier on may 8 1945. How the times reported vj day in 1945 2020 08 14.
London on august 15 1945 was a centre of contagious happiness according to coverage of vj day in the times. Vj day short for victory over japan day is the day which imperial japan surrendered in ww2. The allied forces put an end to the war in europe on may 9 1945 when nazi germany officially. V j day is a shortened form of victory over japan day it refers to japan s formal surrender to the allies on august 14 1945 which signaled the effective end of world war ii.