National V-J Day

About National V-J Day

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Dates of National V-J Day
2026 Various Aug 15 AustraliaSat, Aug 15Observances Holiday USASat, Aug 15Observances Holiday 2025 Various Aug 15 AustraliaFri, Aug 15Observances Holiday USAFri, Aug 15Observances Holiday 2024 Various Aug 15 AustraliaThu, Aug 15Observances Holiday USAThu, Aug 15Observances Holiday 2023 Various Aug 15 AustraliaTue, Aug 15Observances Holiday USATue, Aug 15Observances Holiday 2022 Various Aug 15 AustraliaMon, Aug 15Observances Holiday USAMon, Aug 15Observances Holiday
Summary
Commemorates the end of second world war when Japan's surrender was announced on August 14th 1945.
Where is National V-J Day observed in 2025?
AustraliaAug 15 USAAug 15

Days after the US dropped atomic bombs on two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Imperial Japan surrendered bringing World War II to an end. The announcement of the surrender was made by the Japanese in the afternoon of August 15th 1945, though due to time differences it was received when it was still August 14th in the US. The official surrender ceremony took place on September 2nd 1945 on the deck of the battleship USS Missouri.

In 1946, President Harry S. Truman declared 14th August as Victory Day.

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