the fact that in the public consciousness, the United States defeated Nazi Germany are not traditionally associated with the final victory in the Second world war – there is still have been bloody battles in the Pacific. In the spring of 1945 the main forces of the USA were left to struggle with other powers of the Axis – Japan, which after entry into a war with the USSR capitulates in September. And this Victory will be a major Day for the United States.
the Official celebrations in these days of may in the United States is not carried out although they were planned. The plans the organizers of many events violated the epidemic of coronavirus, hit hard by America. So, on may 8, about a hundred restored by enthusiasts and is in excellent condition American aircraft during the Second World war was to fly over the Capitol in the center of the capital of the United States. Now it’s a massive spectacle, which was to collect tens of thousands of spectators, moved to the end of September.
the pandemic COVID-19 at the beginning of September was delayed and the trip of American veterans in Russia to participate in the celebration of Victory Day, organized by the American NGO the Greatest Generations Foundation. For the same reason as in other countries, went online in March “Immortal regiment” in the United States. However, it is expected that many of the American participants in the battles in the European theater of operations according to the tradition, still going, albeit in virtual mode. In normal circumstances this would have happened at the war memorials in various American States. In the US capital this traditional meeting place is the memorial to the soldiers of the Second world war on the national Mall and the Iwo Jima memorial, located in the suburb of Washington – Arlington. Here is the famous Arlington national cemetery, where on the eve of Victory Day the Russian Embassy in the United States annually conducts a ceremony of laying wreaths at the memorial plate “spirit of the Elbe”. It was established in April 1995 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the meeting of Soviet and American forces in Germany. On a bronze plate engraved with the English and Russian languages: “This plaque is dedicated to the military Commonwealth, Soviet, us and allied armed forces in the battle against tyranny during the Second world war and symbolizes the meeting of Soviet and American troops at Elbe river on 25 April 1945”.
on the eve of Victory Day, Russia’s Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov urged the us side to make joint efforts to defend the historical truth about the Second world war and confront the attempts to distort the facts of the time.
“cherish the memory of the immortal feat of the greatest generation of winners is our common duty. We must work together to defend the honor of veterans, historical truth and to fightsmiling with the frequent attempts to distort the facts about the events of those years”, – said the diplomat.
on the eve of 9 may, the Russian Embassy in Washington also provided the jubilee medal “75 years of Victory in the great Patriotic war 1941-1945”, which with the help of the Russian-speaking public organisations was transferred living in the United States to veterans of the great Patriotic war. So, activists of the NGO “Russian house Florida” subject to the mandatory during the period of the epidemic norms of social distancing gave 21 such award.
“the Veterans were very pleased. Some did not let our volunteers, talking about his life, about what they had to endure. We all were grateful for what they remember. Prior to this we had held a children’s drawing competition on Victory Day. Some children made drawings with poems,” – said the head of the local Association of compatriots Sergey Akin.
