Victory in the Pacific Day - 80th Anniversary
Schedule
Fri, 15 Aug, 2025 at 01:00 am
UTC+10:00Location
Shrine of Remembrance | Melbourne, VI
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Join us to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific Day.Victory in the Pacific Day, also known as VP Day, commemorates the end of the Second World War in the Pacific. We give thanks to Australia's Second World War veterans on this day.
On 15 August 1945, Japan announced their surrender to the Allies, bringing the Second World War to an end. After six years of war and over 45,000 killed in service or as prisoners of war, Australians rejoiced. They celebrated with church services, gala concerts and parades. Over 200,000 Australians serving overseas began to return home, as well as thousands who had been prisoners of war, reuniting families.
The formal surrender took place on 2 September 1945 aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. General Sir Thomas Blamey represented Australia at the ceremony while a dozen Royal Australian Navy ships were among those gathered in the bay.
๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ
๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐
โ ๐๐๐๐ฆ
Event image reproduced courtesy of the Australian War Memorial (AWM2018.641.1)
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Where is it happening?
Shrine of Remembrance, Royal Botanical Gardens, SHRINE OF REMEMBRANCE RESERVE, St Kilda Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia, MelbourneEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
