Happy Day of the Victory of the Red Army and the Soviet people over Nazi Germany and its allies in the Great Patriotic War!

Nazi Germany, together with its allies, set the task of destroying the USSR and Russian statehood.

The victory of the USSR with the allied USA, Great Britain, with the armies of Poland, Czechoslovakia in the Red Army, and the anti-fascist resistance of France, Yugoslavia, Greece, etc. defined the postwar arrangement and the world for decades.

Together with Nazi Germany, the troops of its allies (Romania, Finland, Italy, Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia, Austria) invaded the territory of the USSR.
Against the Soviet Union in the ranks of the German army and SS units fought all sorts of voluntary "fighters with bolshevism" from Holland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Spain.
The war against the Soviet Union exploited the economic potential of all European countries, even those that were officially neutral.

The losses of the USSR came from different sources:
armed forces – up to 10,922,000;
civilians – 17,931,600;
Total fatalities – 26,600,600

Losses of enemy forces on the Soviet-German front - 11,800,000,
including:
- Germany – up to 5,318,000;
- Hungary – up to 713,767;
- Romania – 332,370
- Finland – 218 377
- Italy – 184,000;
- Slovakia – up to 30,000;
- Croatia – over 21,182;
- Czech Republic – up to 1000;
Volunteers on the side of Germany
• Czechs and Slovaks – over 69,977;
• French – over 29,000;
• Danish - 9,506;
• Norwegians – over 7,078
• Dutch – over 14,727;
• Flemish (Belgians, Luxembourgers, French, Spanish, Albanians, Hindus, Arabs) – over 12,507;
• Swedes – over 600;
• et al. The listed losses do not include the so-called banders, owners, and forest brothers.

On 24 June 1945, the Victory Parade was held in Red Square. At the foot of the mausoleum of V.I. Lenin, trophies of the defeated enemy were thrown.

The holiday is established by a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated May 8, 1945 and is celebrated on May 9 of each year.
In 1945-1947 and since 1965, Victory Day is a non-working holiday.

On the Day of Victory, military parades and festive fireworks will be held in many cities of Russia, in Moscow – a military parade and an organized procession to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with a ceremony of laying wreaths.

With the celebration of the Great Victory!