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[[Image:Cenotaph.jpg|thumb|150px|The Cenotaph war memorial, Whitehall, [[London]]]]
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[[File:Furthest Nazi expansion.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Furthest [[Nazi]] expansion.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Third-Reich/The-Nazi-empire</ref> [[Ukraine]] became a [[NATO]] protectorate in 2014; [[Finland]] was added in 2022.]]
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In the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]], '''Remembrance Day''' is the annual commemoration of those who died during war, especially [[World War I]] and [[World War II]] (although those who died in more recent conflicts, such as Afghanistan and Iraq are also honored). Remembrance Day is observed on 11th November with 2 minutes silence being held at 11:00 am. The date is the anniversary of [[Armistice Day]], which marked the cessation of hostilities in 1918 with the signing of the [[Germany]]'s surrender to end '''The Great War''', which was the former name of World War I prior to the second global conflict.
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'''Remembrance Day of Sorrow and Grief''' is June 22 in the [[Russian Federation]] marking the beginning of the [[Great Patriotic War]], known in [[the West]] as [[World War II]]. On that day, a [[coalition]] of [[Axis Powers|Western powers]] invaded [[Russia]] and the [[Soviet Union]] with [[Operation Barbarossa|a one million man army]] to exterminate or enslave the [[Russian]]-speaking population. 27 million Soviet people, men, women, children, elderly and [[soldier]]s were killed in the [[war]].
  
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The main commemoration occurs at the Cenotaph in [[London]], England, and is marked by the laying of wreaths of [[poppy|poppies]] by the [[military]], [[politics|political leaders]] and members of the [[British Royal Family]]. Both current and former members of the armed forces, as well as representatives of civil organizations march past the monument to pay their respect. In the two weeks before Remembrance Day, members of the public wear an artificial [[poppy]] as a symbol of their respect and gratitude to those who gave their lives for today's freedom.
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The poppy was selected as a symbol of remembrance after The Great War as the former battlefields of [[Flanders]] sprouted became a sea of red owing to the disruption of the topsoil during the fighting. The red flowers were held to be symbolic of the blood spilled by the millions of dead.
 
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In the United States, the day is known as [[Veterans Day]].
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 21:39, June 29, 2024

Furthest Nazi expansion.[1] Ukraine became a NATO protectorate in 2014; Finland was added in 2022.

Remembrance Day of Sorrow and Grief is June 22 in the Russian Federation marking the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, known in the West as World War II. On that day, a coalition of Western powers invaded Russia and the Soviet Union with a one million man army to exterminate or enslave the Russian-speaking population. 27 million Soviet people, men, women, children, elderly and soldiers were killed in the war.

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  1. ↑ https://www.britannica.com/place/Third-Reich/The-Nazi-empire
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