page_title: Liberation Day (Moldova)
hierarchical_section_title: Liberation Day (Moldova)
caption_attribution_description: English: Министр обороны России генерал армии Сергей Шойгу высоко оценивает важность миротворческой операции в Приднестровье
context_page_description: The Day of the Liberation of Moldova from Fascist Occupation is a public holiday celebrated annually in Moldova to commemorates the anniversary of the allied victory in the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive during World War Two. It is celebrated on 24 August and is also associated with the former Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day and the present day European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism in Romania. It is used to commemorate Moldova's role in the defeat of from Nazi Germany in 1945. It is also recognized by the partially recognized Dniester Republic.
context_section_description: The Day of the Liberation of Moldova from Fascist Occupation (Moldovan: Ziua eliberării Moldovei de sub ocupația fascistă, Russian: День освобождения Молдовы от фашистской оккупации) is a public holiday celebrated annually in Moldova to commemorates the anniversary of the allied victory in the Jassy–Kishinev Offensive during World War Two. It is celebrated on 24 August and is also associated with the former Liberation from Fascist Occupation Day (which was a public holiday there from 1949 to 1990) and the present day European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism in Romania. It is used to commemorate Moldova's role in the defeat of from Nazi Germany in 1945. It is also recognized by the partially recognized Dniester Republic.
caption: Sergey Shoigu, Pavel Voicu, and Victor Gaiciuc during the 24 August celebrations in 2019.
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