It is a combination of black and orange. Such colors symbolize dark smoke and bright flames. Its history dates back to the autumn of 1769. Then Empress Catherine II introduced the soldier's order of St. George the Victorious. The two-color ribbon became its component.
The order was awarded to military personnel who showed courage in battles for their homeland. The St. George Order consists of 4 degrees. The ribbon, which has three black and two orange stripes, was part of the 1st degree of this award. She was dressed under a uniform, throwing over her right shoulder. The striped ribbon that was named "Georgievskaya" not only used this way. Later, its use was expanded and began to be included in the decoration of clothing elements: standards, buttonholes.
St. George's Ribbon in Soviet times
In the days of the USSR, the St. George ribbon was not forgotten. She entered the award system with small transformations and acquired the name "Guards Ribbon". On November 8, 1943, the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR was issued. It said that the St. George Ribbon became part of the Order of Glory. She covered the block of this honorary badge. This event was a great chance to use it as a sign of respect for all soldiers.
The Order of Glory was awarded to heroes who performed the feats indicated in the list. Among the wide list, one could find items stating that a feat can be considered the capture of the enemy’s banner, helping the wounded under enemy bullets over several battles, saving the banner of one’s unit, being the first to penetrate the enemy’s shelter and eliminate his garrison. Heroes who received this badge of honor were immediately promoted.
In 1992, she got a new start. Then the ribbon itself, the Order of St. George, were approved as signs of military courage and courage.
St. George ribbon today
The project started in 2005. Then they celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of the Victory. Every year it only gained momentum and already managed to become a good tradition. The action was recognized as one of the largest in its scale in Russia.
People participating in the program attach St. George ribbon to clothes, handbags, car mirrors. This is a kind of embodiment of gratitude, a tribute to those who died in battle. great story The St. George Ribbon deserves its colors to denote Victory.
The St. George ribbon became a symbol of the victory of the USSR in the Great Patriotic War. Now those who celebrate this Victory or honor the memory of their ancestors wear this ribbon.
But in fact, the George Ribbon appeared not after the Second World War, but much earlier, namely in 1769 during the reign of Catherine 2.
I suggest everyone to get acquainted with the history of the appearance of the St. George's Ribbon.
1769
Catherine 2 established the Order of St. George. It was supposed to be worn on a special ribbon with two yellow and three black stripes.
1770.
Commander P.A. Rumyantsev-Zadumaysky became the first holder of the Order of St. George of the first degree.
1782.
For the Order of St. George, a special house was granted where the Office of the Order and its archive, seal and treasury were located.
1806.
Award St. George's banners were introduced.
1807.
For soldiers and non-commissioned officers establishes the St. George Cross
1812.
M.I. Kutuzov became the first knight of all 4 degrees of the Order of St. George
1833
Approves the new status of the Order of St. George with a detailed listing of the distinctions for which it is awarded.
1849
The names of the Cavaliers of St. George began to be marked on the marble plaques of the St. George Hall of the Kremlin.
1855
By order of Alexander 2, the order was awarded exclusively for military merit
1917
After the October Revolution, the Order and the George Cross were abolished.
1943
The Order of Glory was established, the colors of the ribbon of which almost completely repeated the colors of the St. George ribbon.
1945
The medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Second World War 1941-1945" was established. It was supposed to be worn on a ribbon of St. George flowers.
1992
The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Russia restored the Order and the St. George Cross.
year 2000.
By decree of the President of Russia, the status of the restored Order was approved.
St. George's Ribbon and the Order of St. George:
Currently, the St. George ribbon is a symbol of patriotism, Russian will and the memory of the ancestors of those who died during the Second World War.
The St. George ribbon is tied absolutely everywhere - on clothes, bags, cars, ...
I suggest you tie the St. George ribbon.
How to tie a St. George ribbon:
Usually the St. George ribbon looks like this:
Let's tie the ribbon in stages:
Stage 1 Distribution of tapes began in 2005
What unites nations former empire? No meat coupons, no Gulag, no destroyed churches? Yes, a common victory over Nazism.
"The fascists of the future will call themselves anti-fascists", - wrote Churchill. And so it happened.
The St. George Ribbon campaign began in 2005, in the second year of Putin's second term, by the Russian Student Community organization with the support of the Moscow government and RIA Novosti. Since then, mass distribution of ribbons has been held annually in almost the entire territory former USSR. The tapes are also sent to all Russian embassies - therefore the geography of the tapes covers almost the entire globe.
Striped legion
In recent years, before the Victory Day, a lot of black and yellow St. George ribbons appear in Belarus. They are hooked on cars and even dog collars. After all, tapes are massively distributed - on the streets, in stores, at gas stations.
Why St. George's?
In fact, the St. George Ribbon has a very indirect relationship to the Second World War.
The St. George ribbon is called so because it served as a ribbon for the Order of St. George, founded in 1769 by Catherine II. The order was the highest military award Russian Empire, but was abolished by the Soviets in 1917 and reinstated in Russia in 1992.
She returned for military decorations in 1943 as a ribbon to the Order of Glory.
In 1945, the same ribbon appeared on the medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. (nearly 15 million awarded). However, the tape had a different name - "Guards".
triumphant return
The guards ribbon was used in the USSR mainly for festive decor. It can be found on Soviet postcards of different years. But "Georgievskaya" is an open reference to imperial history - then no one called it that.
Error or not?
Why the St. George's ribbon, not the guards' ribbon, "resurrected" cannot be clearly explained even by the organizers of the action. Elena (who, unfortunately, declined to give her last name), an employee of the Russian social campaign St. George's Ribbon, explained vaguely that the black and gold ribbon was originally called St. George's Ribbon.
Remarks about the abolition of the Order of St. George in 1917 and the correctness of the use of the term “guards ribbon” in relation to the period of the Second World War irritated Elena: “I am not a historian. If you need some historical facts, refer to the historical literature. But the Order of Victory was on the St. George ribbon.
Elena meant the highest order of the USSR "Victory", which was awarded to marshals, generals and generalissimo. But in reality, the ribbon of the Order of Victory was six colors, and red prevailed.
And now the anniversary medal "60 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945", founded in the same year as the St. George Ribbon campaign, has an image of the Order of Victory and a guards ribbon on the edges of the red block.
However, it is unlikely that the names of the tapes were unintentionally mixed up. The code of the St. George Ribbon action says that the purpose of the action is "to create a symbol of the holiday - Victory Day".
Ribbon instead of a flag
Thus, the Putin regime has created a new universal symbol. It allegedly has something to do with the war - in which, by the way, Belarusians, Ukrainians, Poles and Jews suffered the greatest victims, but at the same time it has a reference to the times Russian Empire. Such a Trojan horse. Not everyone understood this idea.
They hung St. George ribbons - and hung them. Few paid therefore political significance. But then events happened in Ukraine. Russia snatched off Crimea, and now it wants Odessa and Donetsk as well. And here the St. George ribbon became a symbol of the identification of militants and separatists.
It went beyond the celebration of Victory Day and acquired a new meaning.
People who opened the stomach of the deputy Rybak in Gorlovka and drowned him alive, wore such ribbons. People who opened firing carbines at a Ukrainian demonstration in Odessa, May 2 I, as a result of which in the end 46 people died, - too. Ukrainian paratroopers and soldiers of the Alpha special forces in Sloviansk were also shot at by people with St. George ribbons.
After that the ribbon ceased to be a neutral symbol.
Kirill Khilko
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"George Ribbon": where, to whom, for what
Or rather, the truth about her. In short, we are raking up the mess that the liars and demagogues have littered.
The other day, a man who considers himself a communist reproached me: “You replaced the symbols of Victory with your ribbon, and now you want your neighbors to swear allegiance to this fake,” it was said about.
And he cited as evidence an exemplary performance by Nevzorov, which can be considered the quintessence of all the lies about this. Below is an excerpt from the recording and the text, and you can read and watch the full version:
“The definition of the ribbon that people tie on themselves on May 9 as "Colorado" , according to the color of the coloring of the Colorado potato beetle, I really once gave on the air of Channel Five. Naturally, I have nothing against May 9th. But if you take it so seriously, if it is extremely important for you, then you should be extremely accurate and serious, including in symbolism .Now let's disassemble this nonsense. By the way, Alexander Glebovich can say “thank you” for summing up almost all the main distortions, omissions and outright lies about the St. George ribbon so briefly and sensibly.St. George ribbon, was not known in the Soviet Army . The Order of Glory was established only in 43, not very popular, not even famous at the front , the award must have a certain historical path for it to become popular and famous, and just the opposite, General Shkuro, General Vlasov, many the highest ranks of the SS supported the cult of the St. George ribbon . It was a tape and Vlasov, and the highest ranks of the SS.
Understand, no matter how we treat the Soviet state, but the color of victory, and we must treat this calmly and courageously, the color of victory is red . The red color has been raised banner over the Reichstag , under the red banners people went into the Patriotic War, not under any others. And the one who treats this holiday attentively and with pain, probably, should be accurate in observing this symbolism too.
And I know, of course, that in the Soviet system of awards and signs there was no concept of "St. George's Ribbon".
But do we want to plunge into the wilds of faleristics every time like: “the ribbon is a golden-orange silk rep moire ribbon with three longitudinal black stripes applied on it with a 1 mm wide edging”?
Therefore, for simplicity of presentation, let's conditionally call it the "St. George's Ribbon" - after all, everyone understands what we are talking about? So…
Symbol of victory
Question: when did your St. George ribbon become a symbol of Victory?
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945"
It looked like this:
and like this:
Soviet naval guards at the Victory Parade
Guards ribbon on a postage stamp of the USSR ( 1973 !!!)
and, for example, like this:
Guards ribbon on the Guards naval flag of the destroyer "Gremyashchiy"
Order of Glory
A. NEVZOROV:And further:
My friend Minaev, don't forget about my former profession. I was once a reporter, after all. That is, I must be absolutely shameless and unprincipled.
S. MINAEV:And finally, to dot all the "i" - one more quote:
Look, it's amazing because you are completely cynical in answering questions around which usually everyone starts picking their fingertips and saying that it was just such a time.A. NEVZOROV:
Yes, there was no such time. We all sat in one way or another on gold chains from various oligarchs, they boasted about us, they bought us out. We tried to leave, taking with us, if possible, the golden chain.
“That Berendey hut, which was built on the ruins of my homeland, is not a shrine for me”Therefore, listening to arguments about orders, about glory, about war and exploits, about Colorado beetles and “a serious attitude to symbolism” - do not forget (just for the sake of objectivity) WHO EXACTLY talks about all this.
"Vlasov Ribbon"
Like many inspired liars, Nevzorov, looking for figures to confirm his speculations, forgot about common sense.
He himself said that the Order of Glory was established in 1943. And the guards ribbon - and even earlier, in the summer of the 42nd. And the so-called "Russian Liberation Army" was only officially established six months later, and operated mainly in the years 43-44, while officially submitting to the Third Reich.
Tell me, can you imagine that the official military orders and insignia of the Wehrmacht coincide with the awards of the enemy army? For German generals to create military units and officially fix the use of insignia of the Soviet army in them?
It is authentically known that the "Russian Liberation Army" fought under the tricolor, and used a kind of parody of the St. Andrew's flag as symbols.
The land fleet in the steppes of Ukraine turned out to be, as you can see, not a joke at all ... :)
And it looked like this:
And that is all. They received awards from the German Wehrmacht in accordance with the regulations established by it.
Order of the Patriotic War
During the war, this order were awarded 1.276 million people , including about 350 thousand - the order of the 1st degree.
Think about it: also more than a million! It is not surprising that he has become one of the most popular and recognizable symbols of the Victory. It was this order - along with the Order of Glory and the medal "For Victory" that was almost always seen on front-line soldiers returning from the war.
It was with him that they returned (for the first time during the Soviet era!) Orders of various degrees: the Order of the Patriotic War (I and II degrees) and later the Order of Glory (I, II and III degrees), which has already been discussed.
Order "Victory"
The title is speaking. And why he became one of the symbols of victory later, after the 45th year, is also understandable. One of the three main characters.
His ribbon combines the colors of 6 other Soviet orders, separated by white gaps half a millimeter wide:
- Orange with black in the middle - Order of Glory (along the edges of the tape; the same colors hated by Nevzorov and some modern "communists")
- Blue - Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky
- Dark red (Bordeaux) - Order of Alexander Nevsky
- Dark blue - Order of Kutuzov
- Green - Order of Suvorov
- Red (central section), 15 mm wide - Order of Lenin (the highest award in the Soviet Union, if anyone does not remember)
Today, when people like to rewrite history, it will not hurt to remember with what respect these orders, which were awarded to the allies, are kept abroad:
- The Eisenhower Award is located at the 34th President's Memorial Library in his hometown Abilene (Kansas);
- Marshal Tito's award is on display at the May 25 Museum in Belgrade (Serbia);
- Field Marshal Montgomery's decoration is on display at the Imperial War Museum in London;
"The Order of Victory, as the highest military order, is awarded to senior officers of the Red Army for the successful conduct of such military operations on the scale of several or one front, as a result of which the situation radically changes in favor of the Red Army."Symbols of victory
And now let's make simple as three pennies and obvious conclusions.
Tens of millions of soldiers are returning home from the front. There is a certain percentage of senior officers, a little more of junior officers, but mostly privates and sergeants.
The medal "For Victory" in general for everyone. Many have Orders of Glory, and some also have 2-3 degrees. It is clear that full cavaliers are especially honored, it is their portraits in the press and at meetings, concerts and other mass events - they are also there with all their orders.
The Navy Guards, too, naturally wear their insignia with pride. Like, not a bast of shields - the guard!
So what, pray tell, it’s surprising that three symbols become the main, most popular and recognizable: the Order of Victory, the Order of Patriotic War»and St. George ribbon?
Who is not satisfied with the St. George ribbon on today's posters? Well, let's all come here, we'll watch the Soviet ones. Let's see how they "changed history."
"Arrived!"
One of the most famous posters. Drawn shortly after the Victory. And it already contains the symbolism of this Victory. There was a little backstory.
In 1944, Leonid Golovanov on his poster "Let's get to Berlin!" depicted a laughing warrior. The prototype of the smiling hero on the march was a real hero - the sniper Golosov, whose front-line portraits formed the basis of the famous sheet.
And in 1945, the already legendary “Glory to the Red Army!” appeared, in the upper left corner of which the previous work of the artist is quoted:
So, here they are - the true symbols of Victory. On the legendary poster.
On the right side of the chest of the Red Army soldier is the Order of the Patriotic War.
On the left - the Order of Glory ("unpopular", yeah), the medal "For Victory" (with the same St. George ribbon on the block) and the medal "For the Capture of Berlin".
The whole country knew this poster! He is still recognized today. More popular than him, perhaps, only "Motherland is calling!" Irakli Toidze.
Now someone will say: "It's easy to draw a poster, but it wasn't like that in real life." Okay, here you go"in life"
Ivanov, Viktor Sergeevich. Photo taken in 1945.
Here is another poster. What is the edge of the star?
Okay, this is the end of the 70s, someone will say that it’s not true. Let's take something from the Stalin years:
Well? "Vlasov Ribbon", Yes? Under Stalin? Seriously?!!
How did Nevzorov lie there? "The ribbon was not known in the Soviet Army."
Well, we see how she "was not known." Already under Stalin, it became both a symbol of the Red Army and a symbol of the Victory.
And here is a poster from the Brezhnev era:
What's on the fighter's chest? One only “an unpopular and even little known order”, as far as I can see. And nothing more. By the way, this emphasizes that the fighter is a private. There is no cult of "commanders", it was a feat of the people.
(By the way, most of the posters are clickable).
And here is another one, for the 25th anniversary of the Victory. The year 1970 is written on the poster:
And the glorious date is written "a ribbon not known in the Soviet army", which"is not a symbol of victory."
You look what's going on! What is our current government? And she reached out until 1945, and in the 60s her "Fakes" slipped, and in the 70s!
And here they are again for their own! Again "their" ribbon:
“Postcard of the USSR on May 9
"May 9 - Victory Day"
Publishing house "Planet". Photo by E. Savalov, 1974
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Order of the Patriotic War II degree"
And here is another one again:
Recently, videos have appeared on the network reflecting the psychosis that reigns in the senevmerly American colony in relation to the St. George ribbon. Moreover, the virus of madness, hatred for this attribute of the celebration Great Victory, which became a symbol of the glory and heroism of our fathers and grandfathers during the Great Patriotic War, struck many representatives of the liberal public, from whom one can often hear reproaches about wearing a St. George ribbon on the chest during the days of the corresponding action, as well as during various kinds of memorial events. and holiday events.
For Russian liberals, as well as for the demoniac admirers of Bandera in Ukraine, the St. George ribbon is a symbol of Russia's non-existent aggression in the Donbass. In fact, the liberal demshiza, captivated by its illusions, was picked up by a myth invented by the Kiev Bandera-fascist junta to justify their failures and criminal actions that plunged Ukraine into civil war, chaos, chaos and poverty. Well, in the most amazing country, nothing that happens in it is no longer surprising:
St. George's ribbon: history and meaning
The St. George ribbon is one of the most recognizable symbols of Russian reality in recent years. This black and orange ribbon is one of the main attributes of the Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War (WWII) - one of the most respected holidays in our country. Unfortunately, few of those who tie the St. George ribbon on their clothes or attach it to a car know what it really means.
St. George's Ribbon is a ribbon consisting of two colors (orange and black), which in pre-revolutionary Russia relied on several awards dedicated to St. George the Victorious. These included: the St. George Cross, the St. George Medal and the Order of St. George.
In addition, starting from about the 18th century, the St. George ribbon has been actively used in Russian heraldry: the ribbon was used as an element of the St. George banners (standards), it was worn on uniforms by military personnel of especially distinguished units, the St. George ribbon was on peakless caps of sailors of the Guards crew and sailors of ships awarded George banners.
History of the St. George Ribbon
Already at the beginning of the 18th century, black, orange (yellow) and white began to be considered the state colors of Russia. It was this color scheme that was present on the state emblem of the Russian state. The sovereign eagle was black, the field of the coat of arms was golden or orange, and the white color meant the figure of St. George the Victorious depicted on the shield of the coat of arms.
In the middle of the 18th century, Empress Catherine the Great established a new award - the Order of St. George, which was awarded to officers and generals for services in the military field (although the Empress herself became his first holder). This order relied on a ribbon, which in honor of the order was called St. George's.
The statute of the order indicated that the St. George ribbon should have three black and two yellow stripes. However, it was not yellow that was originally used, but rather orange.
In addition to matching the colors of the state emblem of Russia, such a color scheme had one more meaning: orange and black are symbols of "fire and gunpowder".
AT early XIX century (1807), another award was established dedicated to St. George the Victorious - the insignia of the Military Order, which was unofficially called the George Cross. This award was granted to the lower ranks for the feats accomplished on the battlefield. In 1913, the St. George medal appeared, which was also awarded to soldiers and non-commissioned officers for courage shown in the face of the enemy.
All of the above awards were worn along with the St. George ribbon. In some cases, the ribbon could be an analogue of the award (if the gentleman for some reason could not receive it). During the First World War, holders of the St. George Cross in winter wore a ribbon on their overcoat instead of a badge.
At the beginning of the 19th century, St. George banners (standards) appeared in Russia, in 1813 they were awarded to the Naval Guards crew, after which the St. George ribbon appeared on the peakless caps of its sailors. Emperor Alexander II decided to grant ribbons of merit to entire military units. The St. George's Cross was placed at the top of the banner, and the St. George's Ribbon was tied under the pommel.
The St. George ribbon was actively used in Russia until the October Revolution of 1917: after it, the Bolsheviks abolished all royal awards. However, even after that, the St. George Ribbon remained part of the award system of the White movement. The White Guards used this attribute in their insignia, which appeared already in the period civil war.
In the White Army, there were two especially respected insignia: "For the Ice Campaign" and "For the Great Siberian Campaign", both of them had bows from the St. George's ribbon. In addition, the St. George ribbon was actively used in the White movement: it was worn on headdresses, tied on uniforms, attached to battle banners.
After the end of the Civil War, the St. George Ribbon was one of the most common symbols of the emigrant White Guard organizations.
The St. George ribbon was very widely used by various organizations of collaborators who fought on the side of Nazi Germany during the Second World War. The Russian Liberation Movement (ROD) included more than ten large military units, including several SS divisions, which were manned by Russians.
Guards Ribbon
After the devastating defeats of the initial period of the Great Patriotic War, the leadership of the USSR desperately needed symbols that could unite the people and raise morale at the front. The Red Army had very few military awards and insignia of military prowess. This is where the St. George ribbon came in handy.
The design and name were not completely repeated in the USSR. The Soviet tape was called "Guards", and its appearance was somewhat changed.
Back in the autumn of 1941, the honorary title of "Guards" was accepted into the award system of the USSR. The following year, the badge "Guard" was established for the army, and the Soviet Navy adopted its similar sign - "Naval Guard".
At the end of 1943, a new award was established in the USSR - the Order of Glory. He had three degrees and was issued to soldiers and junior officers. In fact, the concept of this award largely repeated the royal St. George's Cross. The block of the Order of Glory was covered with the Guards Ribbon.
The same ribbon was used in the medal "For the Victory over Germany", which was awarded to almost all military personnel who fought on the Western fronts. After the victory in the Second World War, about 15 million people were awarded this medal, which was approximately 10% of the entire population of the USSR.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the black-and-orange ribbon in the minds of Soviet citizens has become a real symbol of victory in the war over Nazi Germany. In addition, after the end of the Second World War, the Guards Ribbon was actively used in the most diverse visual propaganda related to the theme of the war.
Modern Russia
AT modern Russia Victory Day is one of the most popular holidays. For state propaganda, the topic of the Second World War is one of the main tools for raising the patriotism of the population.
In 2005, in honor of the sixtieth anniversary of the victory over Germany, an action began at the state level to promote the St. George Ribbon as the main national symbol of the Great Patriotic War.
On the eve of the May holidays, St. George ribbons began to be distributed free of charge right on the streets of Russian cities, in shops and government institutions. People hang them on clothes, bags, car antennas. Private companies began to often (sometimes even too often) use the tape in advertising their products.
The motto of the action was the slogan "I remember, I'm proud." In recent years, actions related to the St. George ribbon began to take place abroad. At first, the tape was distributed in neighboring countries; in the last year, promotions were held in Europe and the USA.
Russian society took this symbol very favorably, and the St. George ribbon received a second birth. Unfortunately, people who wear it usually have little knowledge of the history and meaning of this sign.
The first thing to say is that the St. George Ribbon has nothing to do with the award system of the Red Army and the USSR in general. This is the insignia of pre-revolutionary Russia. If we talk about the period of the Second World War, then the St. George ribbon is more likely associated with collaborators who fought on the side of Nazi Germany.
In 1992, by decree of the President of Russia, the St. George Cross was restored to the country's award system. The current St. George ribbon, in its color scheme and arrangement of stripes, completely coincides with the royal insignia, as well as with the ribbon worn by Krasnov and Vlasov.
However, this is not a big problem. The St. George ribbon is indeed a real symbol of Russia, with which the Russian army went through dozens of wars and battles. Arguments that Victory Day is celebrated with the wrong ribbon are stupid and insignificant. The differences between the Guards and St. George ribbon are so small that only historians and specialists in heraldry can understand them. It is much worse that this sign of military prowess is actively used by politicians and, as usual, not always for good purposes.
St. George ribbon and politics
In the past few years, this insignia has been actively used in politics, and this is done both inside Russia and abroad. This trend was especially aggravated in 2014, after the annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of hostilities in the Donbass. Moreover, the St. George ribbon has become one of the main distinguishing marks of those forces that were directly involved in these events.
The St. George Ribbon is very actively used by supporters of the DPR and LPR. Russian propaganda is trying to draw a parallel between the fighters of the separatist formations in eastern Ukraine with the Red Army soldiers who fought against the Nazis during World War II. In the role of Nazis, the Russian media usually present the modern Ukrainian authorities.
Therefore, in the past few years, the St. George ribbon has turned from a symbol great war into a propaganda tool. This sign is increasingly perceived as a symbol of support for the current government. And this is very wrong. And the St. George ribbon on vodka, toys or Mercedes hoods looks like an insult. After all, both the St. George Cross and the Order of Glory could only be earned on the battlefield.
The Great Patriotic War is such a grandiose and tragic event that May 9 should be a day of remembrance for the millions of those who died, whose remains are still scattered across our forests.