Estonian Victory Day
Estonian Victory Day is held on June 23. Võidupüha. This event in the third decade of the month June is annual.
Võidupüha or Victory Day is an Estonian public holiday which has been celebrated every year since 1934 until 1939 and after the restoration of Estonian independence from 1992. Victory Day recalls the decisive battle during the War of Independence in which the Estonian military forces and their allies on 23 June 1919 defeated the German forces who sought to re-assert BalticGerman control over the region. Today, Võidupüha also marks the contributions of allVõidupühaEstonians in their fight to regain andVõidupüharetain their independence.