GERMANY VICTORY DAY COMMEMORATION

A sign forbids a public display of uniforms, soviet war medals and national flags at the entrance to the Soviet War Memorial at Treptower park in Berlin, Germany, May 08, 2022. Berlin's' State senate banned any public display of war medals, historic uniforms or national flags near monuments and commemoration sites. to prevent instrumentalization of the day, especially by Russia or Ukraine for political gain. Victory in Europe day, marks the day of the official surrender of Nazi Germany to the allies. It is celebrated by western allied countries on the 8th of May, and by countries in the former Soviet Union on the 9th of May, the past-midnight date in these regions at the time. (Photo by Omer Messinger)

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A sign forbids a public display of uniforms, soviet war medals and national flags at the entrance to the Soviet War Memorial at Treptower park in Berlin, Germany, May 08, 2022. Berlin's' State senate banned any public display of war medals, historic uniforms or national flags near monuments and commemoration sites. to prevent instrumentalization of the day, especially by Russia or Ukraine for political gain. Victory in Europe day, marks the day of the official surrender of Nazi Germany to the allies. It is celebrated by western allied countries on the 8th of May, and by countries in the former Soviet Union on the 9th of May, the past-midnight date in these regions at the time. (Photo by Omer Messinger)